Upper Holter Lake is a lake in Montana, near Lewis and Clark County.
Upper Holter Lake is a lake in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
Use the shape you can see at Upper Holter Lake: check the best cover, the first drop, and one open-water line before moving.
Fish listed for Upper Holter Lake include Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Burbot, Kokanee Salmon, Longnose Sucker, Mottled Sculpin, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Walleye, White Sucker, and Yellow Perch.
Along the deep corner of a firm-bottom hump, work a jig, minnow rig, or small crankbait along points and the old channel edge for walleye.
Along the deep corner of a gravel shelf, keep a small jig tipped with a worm or minnow close to bottom on a shelf for yellow perch.
Around the calm side of a rocky point, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water for rainbow trout.
Beside the channel lip of a sand-to-rock change, work a small minnow bait, spoon, or streamer along cool breaks and moving water for brown trout.
Beside the shallow side of a sand-to-rock change, other targets listed here include Burbot; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig.
Beside the open side of a flooded tree line, 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.
Near the sheltered edge of a flooded tree line, 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.
Across the sheltered edge of a broad flat, 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.
Beside the gravel lip of a firm-bottom flat, record the wind, water color, lure depth that worked, 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.