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Salmon Fishing in Montana

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Salmon Fishing Lakes In Montana

There is a nice variety of salmon fishing in MT. Several major lakes including Ashley Lake, Bull Lake, Deadmans Basin Reservoir, Flathead Lake, Fort Peck Lake, Georgetown Lake, Hauser Lake, Holter Lake, Placid Lake and Whitefish Lake all have populations of salmon. Also try your luck in the tributary rivers that flow into or out of these lakes.

The Montana state record chinook salmon (king) and coho salmon both were caught out of Fort Peck Reservoir. The stste record lokanee salmon was pulled from Hauser Lake.

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The preferred method for catching salmon is fly fishing. Depending on the activity level, salmon may be caught on wet or dry flies. For more details check here for articles about fly fishing for salmon in Montana.

Salmon Organizations

Pacific Salmon Commission
Pacific Salmon Foundation

Montana Salmon Fishing

We will attempt to provide specific detailed information about fishing for salmon. Find information on basic trends and seasonal patterns of salmon. Look here for tips, recommended tackle, techniques and more. We want to help you make your salmon fishing trips more successful.

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The purpose of the page is to provide specific information about fishing for Salmon in Montana. Find information on basic trends and seasonal patterns of salmon here in the state of Montana. Look here for tips, recommended tackle, techniques and more. We want to help you make your salmon fishing trips in MT more successful.

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COHO SALMON

33 lbs - 7 oz

4 lbs - 14 oz

Preferred Habitat

Spends part of its life in the ocean and the remainder in streams and rivers which drain into the ocean.

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