MT · Lake
Estes 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
- Minor period16:00–17:00
- Major period19:29–21:29
- Minor period23:57–00:57
- Major period08:04–10:04
Moonrise 00:27 · Moonset 16:30 · times UTC-8 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 900 · 6.1000000000000005Jul 29, 1987
- Rainbow Trout · 1,350 · 7.5Jul 29, 1987
- Rainbow Trout · 2,023 · 5Sep 18, 1984
- Brook Trout · 3,000 · 5Sep 25, 1967
- Brook Trout · 3,300 · 3Jun 19, 1962
- Brook Trout · 1,500 · 5Aug 14, 1959
What to throw
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
Rainbow Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Estes 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 · 181 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Swan River 4 mi
- Patterson Creek 4 mi
- Schmidt Creek 5 mi
- Glen Creek 6 mi
- Tom Tom Lake 9 mi
- Lolo Creek 9 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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