MT · River
Fishtail 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
- Major period20:10–22:10
- Minor period00:51–01:51
- Major period08:45–10:45
Moonrise 01:21 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Brown Trout · 34,500 · 1Apr 11, 1949
- Brown Trout · 21,600 · 2Apr 22, 1948
- Brown Trout · 26,000 · 2May 8, 1947
- Cutthroat Trout · 18,000 · 1Aug 15, 1944
- Brook Trout · 17,000 · 3May 29, 1944
- Rainbow Trout · 22,500 · 0Aug 17, 1936
- Cutthroat Trout · 20,000 · 2Nov 10, 1933
- Rainbow Trout · 22,000 · 5Jul 23, 1932
- Rainbow Trout · 9,000 · 4May 11, 1932
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,000 · 4May 9, 1932
- Cutthroat Trout · 3,200 · 6Aug 29, 1931
- Cutthroat Trout · 3,200 · 6Aug 24, 1931
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,500 · 5Jun 16, 1931
- Cutthroat Trout · 8,500 · 5Jun 16, 1931
- Cutthroat Trout · 8,500 · 5Jun 11, 1931
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,500 · 5Jun 11, 1931
What to throw
Brown Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → twitched at dawn near cover natural shad jerkbait
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brown 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
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
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Fishtail 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 · 100 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- East Rosebud Creek 3 mi
- Ingersoll Creek 5 mi
- Rosebud Creek 6 mi
- Fiddler Creek 7 mi
- Buck Creek 8 mi
- East Fork Fiddler Creek 8 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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