Topless Lake is a lake in Lincoln 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.
Topless Lake is a lake in Lincoln County, Montana and covers about 9.74 acres.
The small size of Topless Lake makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Topless Lake include Brook Trout, Largescale Sucker, Rainbow Trout, and Westslope Cutthroat Trout.
Across the first edge of a small island, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.
Around the shaded side of a patch of green weeds, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.
Across the rocky lip of the first drop, 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 shallow corner of a firm-bottom hump, 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.
Along the sunny side of a steep shoreline, record the wind, water color, depth beside useful 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.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.