Skyles Lake is a lake in Montana, near Flathead 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.
Skyles Lake is a lake in Flathead County, Montana.
Use the shape you can see at Skyles Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Skyles Lake include Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, and Yellow Perch.
Beside the shallow side of a protected bank, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
Across the lower edge of a steep shoreline, cover weeds, shallow points, and flat edges with a spoon or sturdy minnow lure for northern pike.
Along the weed line of a flooded tree line, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover for largemouth bass.
Around the shallow corner of a narrow arm, 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.
Around the clearer side of a small bay, 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.
Beside the shaded side of a quiet pocket, 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.
Along the windward edge of a rocky point, 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.