MT · River
South Cottonwood Creek
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 period19:49–21:49
- Minor period00:32–01:32
- Major period08:24–10:24
Moonrise 01:02 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Cutthroat Trout · 11,400 · 2Sep 27, 1950
- Brook Trout · 1,350 · 4Jul 28, 1950
- Brook Trout · 5,425 · 3Aug 31, 1948
- Brook Trout · 5,642 · 3Aug 30, 1948
- Rainbow Trout · 2,800 · 4Feb 18, 1947
- Cutthroat Trout · 15,336 · 1Aug 8, 1946
- Cutthroat Trout · 2,500 · 5Aug 28, 1940
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 South Cottonwood Creek — 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 · 321 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Ninemile Creek 5 mi
- Twelvemile Creek 6 mi
- North Fork Willow Creek 11 mi
- Elkhorn Creek 13 mi
- South Fork Willow Creek 15 mi
- Wolf Creek 17 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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