MT · River
West Fork Poplar 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
- Major period19:53–21:53
- Minor period00:18–01:18
- Major period08:28–10:28
Moonrise 00:48 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Brook Trout · 8,000 · 4Jul 16, 1970
- Smallmouth Bass · 120 · 8Jul 21, 1969
- Smallmouth Bass · 4,000 · 2Jul 31, 1967
- Smallmouth Bass · 7,514 · 2Jul 31, 1967
- Walleye · 100,000 · 7May 21, 1964
- Brook Trout · 3,150 · 4Aug 12, 1959
- Walleye · 50,000 · 0May 23, 1957
- Walleye · 100,000 · 0May 23, 1956
- Brown Trout · 7,640 · 2Jun 5, 1950
What to throw
Smallmouth Bass
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → walked over deep rock at dawn bone topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer smallmouth topwater
Walleye
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled deep over structure shad crankbait
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer walleye trolling
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
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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
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like West Fork Poplar 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 · 283 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Crandall Reservoir 21 mi
- Little Badger Creek 22 mi
- Tule Creek 28 mi
- Killenbeck Reservoir 29 mi
- Little Wolf Creek 31 mi
- Poplar River 31 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Alewife Brook · MA
- Ashfield Pond · MA
- Ashland Reservoir · MA
- Assabet River Reservoir · MA
- Bachelder Brook · MA
- Bachelor Brook Reservoir · MA
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