Noxon Reservoir is a reservoir 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.
Noxon Reservoir is a reservoir in Sanders County, Montana.
A useful trip on Noxon Reservoir starts by separating its main fishing areas instead of trying one lure around the whole shoreline.
Noxon Reservoir is a long Clark Fork River impoundment with smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, northern pike, perch, trout, and protected bull trout.
Cast tubes on rock for smallmouth, weedless plastics in quiet cover for largemouth, larger baits for pike, and small jigs for perch.
River flow, tributary mouths, and power generation can move the useful current seam. Bull trout are not a legal target here, so release them promptly and keep tactics centered on the reservoir's other fish.
Give smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch separate passes at Noxon Reservoir when they use different water. Along the hard edge of a firm-bottom flat, a lure set for one target should not be dragged through every point, weed edge, and stretch of open water.
Across the darker edge of a protected bank, after two bites, note the wind, water color, depth, and bottom. Use that short pattern on the next matching feature instead of starting over on the far side of Noxon Reservoir.
Around the current seam of a quiet pocket, before making a long move, change lure depth or speed once near the best spot. This quick test can show whether fish simply moved a few feet or that part of Noxon Reservoir has gone quiet.
Fish listed for Noxon Reservoir include Black Bullhead, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Burbot, Kokanee Salmon, Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Largemouth Bass, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike, Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth Chub, Pumpkinseed, Rainbow Trout, Redside Shiner, Slimy Sculpin, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Yellow Bullhead, and Yellow Perch.
Across the deep side of a sand-to-rock change, work a jig, minnow rig, or small crankbait along points and the old channel edge for walleye.
Near the windward edge of a main-lake point, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
Along the gravel lip of an inlet turn, cover weeds, shallow points, and flat edges with a spoon or sturdy minnow lure for northern pike.
Around the gravel lip of a flooded tree line, drag a tube or Ned rig across rock and the hard edge of a point for smallmouth bass.
Near the clearer side of a shallow saddle, other targets listed here include Largemouth Bass, Black Bullhead, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Burbot, and Lake Whitefish; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Across the gravel lip of a channel turn, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
Across the deep corner of an outside bend, 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.
Along the inside edge of a main-lake point, 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 outside edge of a small island, record the wind, water color, depth near the strongest cover, 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.
Along the sunny side of a small bay, keep the first hour simple: use one moving bait to find active fish, slow down with a jig or natural bait on the best edge, and repeat the same setup when two bites come from matching depth and bottom during that part of the trip.
The main difference is this: Noxon Reservoir is a long Clark Fork River impoundment with smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, northern pike, perch, trout, and protected bull trout.
A good first plan is simple: cast tubes on rock for smallmouth, weedless plastics in quiet cover for largemouth, larger baits for pike, and small jigs for perch.
Watch this closely: River flow, tributary mouths, and power generation can move the useful current seam.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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