MT · Reservoir
Carter Reservoir
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Minor period16:33–17:33
- Major period20:03–22:03
- Minor period00:32–01:32
- Major period08:38–10:38
Moonrise 01:02 · Moonset 17:03 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 570 · 4Apr 12, 1984
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 3Apr 21, 1982
- Rainbow Trout · 1,100 · 2Apr 16, 1980
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 3Jun 13, 1978
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 4Apr 20, 1976
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 5Jun 28, 1974
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 2Apr 13, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 4Jun 18, 1970
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,700 · 2Oct 6, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 3May 13, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 1,066 · 8Oct 17, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 1,200 · 4Nov 3, 1965
What to throw
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Spoonsilver
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
Acme Kastmaster 1/4 oz ($4.29)
Johnson Silver Minnow 1/4 oz ($4.49)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Carter Reservoir — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Lake Sutherlin · Rainbow Trout · 158 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- King Reservoir 1 mi
- Wilson Reservoir 2 mi
- Holzhey Reservoir 10 mi
- Shale Reservoir 12 mi
- Fowler Reservoir 12 mi
- Veseth Reservoir 15 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Angels Creek · CA
- Antelope Creek · CA
- Antelope Lake · CA
- Ash Creek · CA
- Atascadero Lake · CA
- Avocado Lake · CA
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Water estimated from nearby weather; weather unavailable.