Compton Reservoir is a reservoir in Phillips County, Montana.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Compton Reservoir is a reservoir in Phillips County, Montana and covers about 11.09 acres.
Compton Reservoir is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Compton Reservoir include Fathead Minnow, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch.
Beside the sunny side of a main-lake point, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
Across the steep side of a quiet pocket, cover weeds, shallow points, and flat edges with a spoon or sturdy minnow lure for northern pike.
Around the shaded side of a rocky point, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
Beside the gravel lip of the old channel, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
Beside the darker edge of a firm-bottom hump, a medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs and small casting baits; add a stronger outfit and a proper leader when northern pike are the target.
Around the darker edge of a shaded bank, record the wind, water color, depth where the bait worked, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.