MT · River
East Fork Cottonwood Creek
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
- Minor period16:39–17:39
- Major period20:16–22:16
- Minor period00:52–01:52
- Major period08:50–10:50
Moonrise 01:22 · Moonset 17:09 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Cutthroat Trout · 360 · 6Sep 4, 1951
- Brook Trout · 1,680 · 4Sep 21, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 1,560 · 6Aug 11, 1947
- Cutthroat Trout · 5,000 · 0Aug 2, 1945
- Cutthroat Trout · 30,000 · 0Aug 15, 1940
What to throw
Brook Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like East Fork Cottonwood Creek — 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 · 13 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Fords Creek 7 mi
- Grasshopper Creek 8 mi
- North Fork Smith River 10 mi
- South Fork Smith River 10 mi
- Bozeman Fork Musselshell River 10 mi
- Higgins Reservoir 10 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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