Fishing lakes in Montana

Montana has 124 lakes recorded in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, covering a combined 1218 km². The largest is Fort Peck Lake at 944.12 km². Anglers can find Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Crappie across these waters.

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Top fish species in Montana

Lake Trout57 lakes
Rainbow Trout57 lakes
Crappie57 lakes
Yellow Perch57 lakes
Northern Pike57 lakes
Smallmouth Bass57 lakes
Largemouth Bass57 lakes
Channel Catfish57 lakes
Bluegill / Sunfish57 lakes
Brown Trout57 lakes
Brook Trout57 lakes
Walleye57 lakes

Top 124 largest lakes

Fort Peck Lake
944.12 km² · 47.756, -106.862
Medicine Lake
36.49 km² · 48.463, -104.404
Fresno Reservoir
20.26 km² · 48.665, -110.007
Nelson Reservoir
16.64 km² · 48.499, -107.565
Lake Bowdoin
14.81 km² · 48.404, -107.685
Big Lake
10.45 km² · 45.883, -109.050
Tongue River Reservoir
8.74 km² · 45.096, -106.790
Deadmans Basin Reservoir
8.13 km² · 46.344, -109.425
Wild Horse Lake
7.81 km² · 47.184, -108.550
Kingsbury Lake
5.92 km² · 47.569, -110.365
Homestead Lake
5.11 km² · 48.387, -104.568
Dry Lake Unit
4.95 km² · 48.404, -107.608
Big Lake
4.91 km² · 47.632, -110.405
Weigand Reservoir
4.44 km² · 48.247, -108.391
Martinsdale Reservoir
4.00 km² · 46.443, -110.280
Cooney Reservoir
3.11 km² · 45.444, -109.222
Lake Mason
3.06 km² · 46.526, -108.666
White Lake
3.05 km² · 47.687, -110.428
Lonesome Lake
2.95 km² · 48.260, -110.219
Capeneys Lake
2.92 km² · 48.478, -104.318
Goose Lake
2.65 km² · 48.809, -104.070
Frenchman Reservoir
2.31 km² · 48.705, -107.227
Mud Lake
2.21 km² · 48.841, -109.665
Lodge Grass Storage Reservoir
2.17 km² · 45.159, -107.606
North Chinook Reservoir
2.12 km² · 48.774, -109.333
Glass Lindsay Lakes Lower Reservoir
2.11 km² · 46.008, -109.828
Lake Seventeen
2.10 km² · 48.076, -108.870
Shonkin Lake
2.02 km² · 47.665, -110.543
Mud Lake
1.99 km² · 48.849, -109.701
Petrolia Lake
1.97 km² · 46.941, -108.253
Mystic Lake
1.77 km² · 45.223, -109.783
Putnam Lake
1.68 km² · 48.170, -108.933
Yellow Water Reservoir
1.64 km² · 46.903, -108.483
Veseth Reservoir
1.62 km² · 47.927, -108.173
Triple Crossing Reservoir
1.60 km² · 47.976, -107.126
Harwood Lake
1.55 km² · 47.744, -110.418
Lake Sutherlin
1.53 km² · 46.625, -110.735
Chelsea Slough
1.51 km² · 48.120, -105.331
Upper Glaston Lake
1.44 km² · 46.037, -109.820
Lebo Lake
1.43 km² · 46.312, -110.032
Dominek Lake
1.42 km² · 48.726, -104.092
Salt Lake
1.42 km² · 48.994, -104.297
Tadpole Lake
1.40 km² · 48.804, -104.171
Hingham Lake
1.34 km² · 48.597, -110.521
Katy Lake
1.30 km² · 48.527, -104.206
May Martin Lake
1.26 km² · 46.509, -108.721
Frazer Lake
1.25 km² · 48.050, -106.023
Buckley Lake
1.21 km² · 47.943, -107.547
Clear Lake
1.15 km² · 48.653, -104.142
Alkali Lake
1.15 km² · 48.968, -108.642
Parrot Lake
1.14 km² · 48.012, -108.250
Austin Lake
1.13 km² · 48.711, -107.650
Alkali Lake
1.11 km² · 49.003, -104.313
Drumbo Unit
1.10 km² · 48.374, -107.673
Newlan Creek Reservoir
1.07 km² · 46.641, -110.925
Brush Lake
1.02 km² · 48.599, -104.110
Creedman Reservoir
1.00 km² · 48.966, -109.762
Rehal Flat
0.99 km² · 48.578, -110.794
Martin Lake
0.97 km² · 48.736, -109.512
Halfway Lake
0.97 km² · 48.536, -109.756
Dry Lake
0.94 km² · 47.567, -107.861
Grub Detention Reservoir
0.93 km² · 48.048, -106.915
Ackley Lake
0.93 km² · 46.953, -109.939
Upper Aero Lake
0.92 km² · 45.127, -109.841
Wild Horse Reservoir
0.90 km² · 48.133, -108.189
Hyalite Reservoir
0.89 km² · 45.481, -110.968
Mud Lake
0.88 km² · 48.851, -109.734
Bear Creek Reservoir
0.88 km² · 47.273, -108.690
Bair Reservoir
0.87 km² · 46.588, -110.569
Cottonwood Reservoir
0.87 km² · 46.039, -110.692
First Creek Reservoir
0.87 km² · 47.876, -107.783
Veseth Flat
0.86 km² · 47.964, -108.165
Halfbreed Lake
0.85 km² · 45.959, -109.117
Flat Lake
0.84 km² · 48.912, -104.088
Dammel Reservoir
0.84 km² · 47.708, -110.148
Whitcomb Lake
0.84 km² · 47.992, -107.836
Dailey Lake
0.84 km² · 45.263, -110.816
Lakeside Unit
0.82 km² · 48.428, -107.652
Grassy Lake
0.82 km² · 48.745, -109.600
Horseshoe Lake
0.78 km² · 48.836, -108.010
McLaren Reservoir
0.78 km² · 48.818, -109.424
Goose Lake
0.77 km² · 48.833, -104.062
Lower Aero Lake
0.76 km² · 45.109, -109.863
Shed Lake
0.74 km² · 47.871, -108.116
Rattlesnake Reservoir
0.74 km² · 45.901, -108.428
Pea Lake
0.73 km² · 48.930, -107.621
VR-2 Reservoir
0.73 km² · 48.169, -107.047
Hewitt Lake
0.73 km² · 48.539, -107.591
Talbot Lake
0.71 km² · 46.536, -108.698
Lower Lake
0.71 km² · 48.410, -109.723
Mahan and Hoyt Reservoir
0.69 km² · 48.191, -106.747
Lost Lake
0.69 km² · 47.635, -110.484
Island Lake
0.69 km² · 45.222, -109.823
Clear Water Reservoir
0.67 km² · 46.849, -106.495
Nelson Reservoir
0.67 km² · 48.062, -107.881
Black Coulee
0.66 km² · 48.694, -108.398
Clear Lake
0.65 km² · 47.751, -110.315
Long Lake
0.64 km² · 48.560, -104.153
North Lake
0.64 km² · 48.884, -104.067
Castle Rock Lake
0.62 km² · 45.893, -106.641
McKinnsey Reservoir
0.61 km² · 48.800, -110.496
Devils Hole Lake
0.60 km² · 46.633, -108.988
Big Sag Lake
0.60 km² · 47.602, -110.726
West Alkali Reservoir
0.60 km² · 48.206, -108.087
Chain of Lakes
0.60 km² · 48.658, -110.079
Hedstrom Lake
0.60 km² · 47.214, -106.105
Point of Rocks Reservoir
0.59 km² · 48.365, -108.209
Chain of Lakes
0.59 km² · 48.652, -110.059
Lake Thibadeau
0.58 km² · 48.760, -109.604
Bigby Lake
0.58 km² · 48.348, -108.596
Fort Peck Lake
0.58 km² · 47.371, -107.942
Johnson Lake
0.58 km² · 48.336, -104.573
Geddart Lake
0.58 km² · 48.330, -105.044
Soda Lakes
0.58 km² · 45.726, -104.506
Si Merrell Slough
0.57 km² · 48.994, -105.306
Little Bear Lake
0.57 km² · 47.112, -108.474
East Rosebud Lake
0.56 km² · 45.196, -109.643
Ester Lake
0.56 km² · 48.098, -108.259
Fossil Lake
0.54 km² · 45.092, -109.789
Dry Lake
0.54 km² · 48.741, -109.590
Fox Lake
0.52 km² · 47.678, -104.637
Threemile Reservoir
0.52 km² · 48.439, -108.642
Fox Lake
0.51 km² · 47.679, -104.655
Widgeon Slough
0.51 km² · 48.965, -104.246