MT · River
Swan River
Water conditions
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Water temp
3.6 ft
Gage height
1730 cfs
Discharge
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Turbidity
Discharge
Measured at USGS gauge 12370000 · 14:00 UTC-8
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Minor period16:01–17:01
- Major period19:29–21:29
- Minor period23:57–00:57
- Major period08:04–10:04
Moonrise 00:27 · Moonset 16:31 · times UTC-8 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Cutthroat Trout · 17,000 · 0.80000000000000004Sep 1, 1992
- Cutthroat Trout · 30,544 · 4.2999999999999998Aug 27, 1992
- Cutthroat Trout · 13,530 · 5.6000000000000005Oct 3, 1991
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,720 · 5.6000000000000005Oct 3, 1991
- Cutthroat Trout · 19,200 · 5.6000000000000005Oct 2, 1991
- Cutthroat Trout · 20,000 · 1.1000000000000001Aug 6, 1991
- Cutthroat Trout · 5,000 · 1.1000000000000001Aug 6, 1991
- Cutthroat Trout · 25,024 · 4.2999999999999998Sep 20, 1990
- Cutthroat Trout · 19,152 · 4.4000000000000004Sep 13, 1990
- Cutthroat Trout · 25,000 · 1.7Oct 17, 1989
- Cutthroat Trout · 40,572 · 4.5Sep 14, 1989
- Cutthroat Trout · 12,408 · 4.7999999999999998Oct 5, 1988
- Cutthroat Trout · 11,112 · 4.7999999999999998Oct 4, 1988
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,120 · 4.6000000000000005Sep 29, 1988
- Cutthroat Trout · 5,029 · 1.5Sep 22, 1987
- Cutthroat Trout · 10,049 · 4.2000000000000002Aug 19, 1987
- Kokanee · 100,000 · 1Apr 30, 1979
- Kokanee · 1,790 · 2Aug 2, 1978
- Kokanee · 90,000 · 1May 11, 1978
- Kokanee · 10,000 · 1Jul 6, 1977
- Kokanee · 40,000 · 1May 25, 1977
- Kokanee · 50,000 · 1Apr 19, 1977
- Kokanee · 50,000 · 1Jun 16, 1976
- Kokanee · 38,000 · 1Jun 9, 1976
- Cutthroat Trout · 100,420 · 1Jul 23, 1968
- Cutthroat Trout · 79,021 · 1Aug 15, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 18,692 · 8Jul 13, 1966
- Cutthroat Trout · 5,000 · 3Dec 21, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 7,500 · 7Aug 12, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 6,120 · 10Aug 4, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 5,304 · 10Jul 19, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 2,754 · 10Jul 13, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 5,508 · 10Jul 13, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 7,588 · 9Jul 21, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 15,400 · 7Sep 24, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 10,024 · 6Jul 15, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 11,000 · 6Jun 12, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 1,564 · 6Aug 7, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 3,513 · 6Jul 23, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 3,540 · 6Jul 18, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 4,410 · 6Jul 16, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 10,000 · 6Jun 25, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 5,004 · 6Jul 20, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 5,002 · 6Jun 28, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 5,002 · 6Jun 11, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 4,800 · 6May 9, 1961
- Rainbow Trout · 8,195 · 0Jul 29, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 8,303 · 0Jul 21, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 8,300 · 0Jul 19, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 8,208 · 0Jul 7, 1960
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 Swan 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 · 185 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Estes Lake 4 mi
- Patterson Creek 5 mi
- Basham Lake 5 mi
- Talmadge Lake 5 mi
- Spill Lake 6 mi
- McGilvray Lake 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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