MT · River
Prickly Pear 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 period16:45–17:45
- Major period20:20–22:20
- Minor period00:55–01:55
- Major period08:55–10:55
Moonrise 01:25 · Moonset 17:15 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 1,326 · 8Jul 10, 1973
- Rainbow Trout · 700 · 10Jun 19, 1973
- Rainbow Trout · 590 · 10Jul 26, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 714 · 11Jul 13, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 695 · 11Jun 29, 1972
- Rainbow Trout · 532 · 9Jul 29, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 735 · 9Jul 16, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 734 · 9Jun 30, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 744 · 10Aug 5, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 896 · 9Jul 21, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 858 · 9Jul 9, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 3,000 · 10Jul 11, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 2,000 · 10Jul 12, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 2,000 · 10Jul 11, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 3,932 · 8Jul 5, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 4,400 · 9Jul 7, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 4,003 · 9Jul 5, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 4,413 · 9Jul 21, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 4,005 · 9Jul 16, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 4,004 · 10Jul 20, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 4,000 · 0Jun 12, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 4,000 · 0Jun 27, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 2,026 · 0Aug 12, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 2,008 · 0May 18, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 0Jun 25, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 2,145 · 0Jun 30, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 2,100 · 0Aug 9, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 0Aug 11, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 1,012 · 0Jul 19, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 2,016 · 0Jul 21, 1954
- Rainbow Trout · 2,320 · 5Aug 21, 1953
- Rainbow Trout · 630 · 5Jul 17, 1953
- Rainbow Trout · 990 · 4Sep 13, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 3,000 · 4Aug 28, 1950
- Brook Trout · 3,500 · 3Sep 20, 1948
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,750 · 1Sep 20, 1948
- Rainbow Trout · 12,000 · 2Aug 12, 1948
- Brook Trout · 15,800 · 2Apr 25, 1941
- Brook Trout · 26,000 · 0Jun 7, 1938
- Brook Trout · 20,000 · 2Jul 6, 1937
- Rainbow Trout · 2,880 · 0Oct 1, 1936
- Cutthroat Trout · 40,000 · 0Sep 11, 1928
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
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 Prickly Pear 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 · 55 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Lake Helena 4 mi
- Hauser Lake 5 mi
- Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir 7 mi
- Stansfield Lake 8 mi
- Cherry Creek 12 mi
- McClellan Creek 13 mi
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- Angels Creek · CA
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- Antelope Lake · CA
- Ash Creek · CA
- Atascadero Lake · CA
- Avocado Lake · CA
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