MT · Lake
Skags Lake
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
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Minor period16:01–17:01
- Major period19:30–21:30
- Minor period23:59–00:59
- Major period08:05–10:05
Moonrise 00:29 · Moonset 16:31 · times UTC-8 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 5,238 · 4Jun 15, 1981
- Rainbow Trout · 5,100 · 5Apr 23, 1976
- Rainbow Trout · 4,012 · 5May 23, 1974
- Rainbow Trout · 10,030 · 3May 10, 1971
- Rainbow Trout · 29,393 · 1Jun 26, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 10,500 · 3Jul 17, 1964
- Cutthroat Trout · 12,700 · 2Aug 19, 1963
- Cutthroat Trout · 10,560 · 1Aug 11, 1958
- Cutthroat Trout · 10,976 · 1Aug 30, 1957
- Cutthroat Trout · 9,600 · 0Jul 30, 1956
- Coho Salmon · 11,000 · 0Jul 12, 1938
- Rainbow Trout · 56,540 · 1Jul 10, 1932
- Chinook Salmon · 10,000 · 0Apr 29, 1923
What to throw
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Spoonsilver
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
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 Skags Lake — 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 · 188 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Ronan Creek 2 mi
- Kootenai Creek 3 mi
- Dayton Creek 3 mi
- Black Lake 3 mi
- Webb Lake 5 mi
- Lake Mary Ronan 6 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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