MT · River
North Fork Flathead River
Water conditions
62°F
Water temp
4.1 ft
Gage height
3750 cfs
Discharge
—
Turbidity
4°F warmer than typical for this date
Discharge
Measured at USGS gauge 12355500 · 19:45 UTC-8
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Minor period16:03–17:03
- Major period19:29–21:29
- Minor period23:55–00:55
- Major period08:04–10:04
Moonrise 00:25 · Moonset 16:33 · times UTC-8 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Cutthroat Trout · 218 · 0Jun 19, 1961
- Cutthroat Trout · 23,562 · 4Jul 24, 1953
- Cutthroat Trout · 1,762 · 0May 16, 1953
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,208 · 0May 7, 1953
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,940 · 3May 6, 1953
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,200 · 9Jun 26, 1952
- Cutthroat Trout · 13,920 · 3May 22, 1952
- Cutthroat Trout · 18,720 · 3May 21, 1952
- Cutthroat Trout · 936 · 6May 17, 1952
- Cutthroat Trout · 19,000 · 4Jun 19, 1951
- Cutthroat Trout · 39,360 · 3Jun 2, 1951
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,850 · 7Oct 9, 1950
- Cutthroat Trout · 27,000 · 1Sep 27, 1950
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,057 · 5Jul 31, 1950
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,240 · 3Jun 12, 1950
- Cutthroat Trout · 1,680 · 7May 5, 1950
- Cutthroat Trout · 24,000 · 2Sep 21, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 24,840 · 2Sep 13, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 22,540 · 2Sep 4, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 8,370 · 4Jun 15, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 7,920 · 4Jun 14, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,720 · 3Jun 13, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,620 · 3Jun 8, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 962 · 3Jun 8, 1949
- Rainbow Trout · 9,600 · 3Jun 7, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,000 · 3Jun 6, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 402 · 0Apr 29, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 400 · 0Apr 28, 1949
- Cutthroat Trout · 3,360 · 5Sep 16, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 7,416 · 5Sep 16, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 3,360 · 5Sep 15, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 3,360 · 5Sep 14, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,401 · 3Jul 22, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 500 · 10Jun 28, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 500 · 10Jun 25, 1948
- Rainbow Trout · 50,000 · 0Jul 11, 1947
- Cutthroat Trout · 50,000 · 0Jul 10, 1947
- Cutthroat Trout · 76,640 · 0Jul 24, 1946
- Cutthroat Trout · 76,640 · 0Jul 23, 1946
- Cutthroat Trout · 50,000 · 0Jul 19, 1945
- Cutthroat Trout · 30,000 · 2Aug 2, 1943
- Cutthroat Trout · 64,000 · 0Sep 16, 1942
- Cutthroat Trout · 30,000 · 0Aug 4, 1942
- Cutthroat Trout · 100,000 · 0Jul 29, 1932
- Cutthroat Trout · 30,000 · 0Aug 5, 1927
What to throw
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Spoongold
62°F, clarity n/a, spawn → steady retrieve or slow troll gold spoon
Why we say this: State agency stocked-trout angling guide
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 North Fork Flathead River — 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 · 201 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Middle Fork Flathead River 0 mi
- Lake Five 2 mi
- Lake West 2 mi
- Spoon Lake 4 mi
- Depuy Creek 5 mi
- Abbot Creek 5 mi
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