Queer Lake is a lake in Carbon County, Montana.
Queer Lake is a lake in Carbon County, Montana and covers about 2.36 acres.
On a water as small as Queer Lake, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Along the darker edge of an open-water break, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
Across the calm side of a narrow arm, begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water.
Along the rocky lip of a broad flat, 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.
Along the narrow end of a creek mouth, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
Near the channel lip of a channel turn, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
Around the sheltered edge of an outside bend, record the wind, water color, depth of the first bite, 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.