Fishtrap Lake is a lake in Montana, near Sanders County.
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.
Fishtrap Lake is a lake in Sanders County, Montana.
Use the shape you can see at Fishtrap Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Fishtrap Lake include Longnose Sucker, and Westslope Cutthroat Trout.
Across the steep side of a wooded bank, 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.
Around the rocky lip of a weed bed, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
Near the upper edge of a protected bank, a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
Beside the inside edge of a main-lake point, record the wind, water color, depth where the lure was hit, 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.