MT · River
Shields River
Water conditions
Discharge
Measured at USGS gauge 06195600 · 20:15 UTC-7
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
- Minor period16:34–17:34
- Major period20:14–22:14
- Minor period00:54–01:54
- Major period08:49–10:49
Moonrise 01:24 · Moonset 17:04 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,030 · 99Mar 12, 1970
- Cutthroat Trout · 1,980 · 7Jul 30, 1962
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,220 · 0Aug 1, 1961
- Cutthroat Trout · 1,584 · 6Jul 6, 1960
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,000 · 0Jul 15, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 1,575 · 0Jul 9, 1958
- Brown Trout · 20,416 · 1May 4, 1954
- Brown Trout · 10,000 · 1Apr 19, 1954
- Brown Trout · 16,800 · 3Jul 21, 1953
- Brown Trout · 25,600 · 2Jun 5, 1953
- Cutthroat Trout · 10,000 · 1Sep 10, 1952
- Brown Trout · 10,000 · 4Jun 25, 1952
- Brown Trout · 20,000 · 2Jun 6, 1952
- Cutthroat Trout · 10,000 · 1Sep 13, 1951
- Brown Trout · 22,400 · 2Jun 22, 1951
- Brown Trout · 22,400 · 2Jun 21, 1951
- Cutthroat Trout · 7,000 · 1Sep 19, 1950
- Brown Trout · 15,000 · 2Jul 12, 1948
- Brown Trout · 15,000 · 2Jun 22, 1948
- Brown Trout · 5,296 · 5Jul 28, 1947
- Brown Trout · 15,000 · 2Jun 6, 1947
- Cutthroat Trout · 3,976 · 2Sep 5, 1946
- Cutthroat Trout · 4,728 · 4Aug 16, 1946
- Brown Trout · 35,000 · 2Jun 18, 1946
- Cutthroat Trout · 5,000 · 2Sep 25, 1945
- Cutthroat Trout · 10,000 · 2Sep 25, 1945
- Cutthroat Trout · 15,000 · 2Sep 24, 1945
- Rainbow Trout · 5,600 · 5Aug 9, 1945
- Brown Trout · 36,000 · 2Jul 5, 1945
- Cutthroat Trout · 20,000 · 2Sep 8, 1944
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,000 · 2Oct 5, 1943
- Brown Trout · 42,000 · 3Jun 24, 1943
- Cutthroat Trout · 8,000 · 2Aug 26, 1942
- Brown Trout · 21,500 · 3Jun 16, 1942
- Brown Trout · 35,000 · 0Mar 5, 1942
- Cutthroat Trout · 27,000 · 0Sep 5, 1941
- Cutthroat Trout · 27,000 · 0Sep 4, 1941
- Rainbow Trout · 4,950 · 5Jul 9, 1941
- Rainbow Trout · 2,440 · 5May 17, 1941
- Brook Trout · 7,000 · 4Jul 27, 1940
- Rainbow Trout · 2,450 · 5Jul 18, 1940
- Rainbow Trout · 2,100 · 4May 9, 1940
- Rainbow Trout · 2,400 · 5Apr 25, 1940
- Brown Trout · 33,600 · 0Jun 7, 1939
- Cutthroat Trout · 16,128 · 0Sep 7, 1937
- Cutthroat Trout · 50,000 · 0Oct 5, 1936
- Brook Trout · 8,250 · 2Sep 23, 1933
- Cutthroat Trout · 45,500 · 0Oct 8, 1932
- Cutthroat Trout · 52,800 · 2Oct 5, 1931
- Cutthroat Trout · 6,400 · 5Jul 25, 1931
What to throw
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
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
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
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Shields 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 · 64 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Poison Creek 1 mi
- Chicken Creek 3 mi
- Bullrun Creek 3 mi
- Slaughterhouse Creek 5 mi
- Fitzpatrick Lake 7 mi
- Fleshman Creek 7 mi
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- Angels Creek · CA
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- Antelope Lake · CA
- Ash Creek · CA
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- Avocado Lake · CA
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