MT · River
North Fork Musselshell River
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 period16:37–17:37
- Major period20:13–22:13
- Minor period00:50–01:50
- Major period08:48–10:48
Moonrise 01:20 · Moonset 17:07 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 1,162 · 9Jul 12, 1973
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 11Aug 23, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 612 · 11Aug 7, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 586 · 10Jul 10, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 469 · 9Aug 12, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 1,683 · 8Jul 15, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 510 · 9Jun 21, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 1,122 · 9Aug 13, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 1,938 · 9Jun 18, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 2,570 · 9Jul 11, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 2,640 · 9Jul 21, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 2,652 · 8Jul 13, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 2,754 · 10Jul 15, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 2,754 · 9Jun 29, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 3,264 · 9Jul 15, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 3,500 · 9Jun 18, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 3,000 · 9Jun 19, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 1,740 · 11May 21, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 4,000 · 8Jul 13, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 2,400 · 0Jun 27, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 3,000 · 0Jun 2, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 1,600 · 0May 17, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 2,520 · 0Jul 12, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 2,580 · 0Jun 1, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 1,440 · 0Aug 25, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 2,670 · 0Jul 1, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 2,520 · 0Aug 14, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 2,720 · 0Jul 1, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 2,250 · 0Jun 23, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 1,050 · 0May 21, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 1,800 · 0Jul 31, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 2,880 · 0May 16, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 1,225 · 0Aug 13, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 1,254 · 0Jul 17, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 2,160 · 0Jun 28, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 1,836 · 0Jun 12, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 2,160 · 0Aug 4, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 1,260 · 0Jun 23, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 660 · 0May 18, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 780 · 0May 12, 1954
- Rainbow Trout · 1,440 · 0Apr 26, 1954
- Rainbow Trout · 4,120 · 2Sep 16, 1953
- Rainbow Trout · 1,080 · 0May 21, 1953
- Rainbow Trout · 3,240 · 5Aug 25, 1952
- Rainbow Trout · 1,260 · 7May 9, 1952
- Brown Trout · 48,000 · 2Apr 24, 1952
- Cutthroat Trout · 15,000 · 1Aug 21, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 7,200 · 5Jul 19, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 4,320 · 7Jun 1, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 980 · 6Sep 22, 1949
What to throw
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
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
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 North Fork Musselshell 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 · 24 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- South Fork Musselshell River 0 mi
- Martinsdale Reservoir 3 mi
- Nevada Creek 7 mi
- Little Elk Creek 7 mi
- Haymaker Creek 10 mi
- Big Elk Creek 11 mi
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