Trankle Pond is a lake in Petroleum 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.
Trankle Pond is a lake in Petroleum County, Montana and covers about 5.58 acres.
Trankle Pond is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Beside the weed line of a flooded tree line, the fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch.
Across the outside edge of a weed bed, 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.
Around the current seam of a small island, 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.
Near the open side of a wooded bank, 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.
Around the firm edge of an inlet 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.
Beside the lower edge of a firm-bottom hump, record the wind, water color, depth along the active edge, 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.