MT · River
South Fork Musselshell River
Water conditions
Discharge
Measured at USGS gauge 06119600 · 15:15 UTC-7
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
- Minor period16:37–17:37
- Major period20:13–22:13
- Minor period00:50–01:50
- Major period08:48–10:48
Moonrise 01:20 · Moonset 17:07 · times UTC-7 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Rainbow Trout · 1,530 · 9Jun 30, 1970
- Rainbow Trout · 1,938 · 9Jun 18, 1969
- Rainbow Trout · 2,570 · 9Jul 11, 1968
- Rainbow Trout · 2,640 · 9Jul 21, 1967
- Rainbow Trout · 2,652 · 8Jul 7, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 2,500 · 8Jun 14, 1966
- Rainbow Trout · 2,754 · 10Jul 15, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 2,754 · 9Jun 29, 1965
- Rainbow Trout · 1,836 · 9Jul 22, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 3,748 · 9Jun 24, 1964
- Rainbow Trout · 1,800 · 10May 22, 1963
- Rainbow Trout · 2,700 · 8Jul 30, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 900 · 12Jun 27, 1962
- Rainbow Trout · 2,400 · 0Jul 21, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 2,580 · 0May 31, 1960
- Rainbow Trout · 3,000 · 0Jul 2, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 3,675 · 0May 20, 1959
- Rainbow Trout · 750 · 0Aug 28, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 2,380 · 0Jun 27, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 2,400 · 0May 21, 1958
- Rainbow Trout · 3,400 · 0Jul 3, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 2,880 · 0May 15, 1957
- Rainbow Trout · 1,140 · 0Jul 16, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 1,836 · 0Jun 13, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 1,250 · 0May 15, 1956
- Rainbow Trout · 1,620 · 0Jul 19, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 990 · 0Jun 17, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 990 · 0May 16, 1955
- Rainbow Trout · 1,500 · 0Jul 20, 1954
- Brook Trout · 5,520 · 2Jun 28, 1954
- Rainbow Trout · 1,440 · 0May 5, 1954
- Rainbow Trout · 1,440 · 0Apr 22, 1954
- Rainbow Trout · 1,080 · 0May 20, 1953
- Rainbow Trout · 3,600 · 5Aug 29, 1952
- Rainbow Trout · 4,320 · 5Aug 22, 1952
- Rainbow Trout · 3,720 · 5Jul 21, 1952
- Rainbow Trout · 2,580 · 7May 14, 1952
- Rainbow Trout · 840 · 7Aug 7, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 5,400 · 6May 29, 1951
- Rainbow Trout · 3,420 · 6Aug 17, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 3,420 · 5Jul 26, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 4,320 · 7Jun 2, 1950
- Rainbow Trout · 33,606 · 6Sep 21, 1949
- Rainbow Trout · 5,600 · 6Jun 21, 1949
- Rainbow Trout · 7,930 · 5May 4, 1949
- Rainbow Trout · 5,120 · 4Sep 11, 1948
- Rainbow Trout · 2,520 · 4Jun 30, 1948
- Rainbow Trout · 17,140 · 2Aug 26, 1947
- Brown Trout · 3,000 · 6Aug 11, 1947
- Rainbow Trout · 9,240 · 5Jun 18, 1947
What to throw
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
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
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like South Fork Musselshell 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 · 24 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- North Fork Musselshell River 0 mi
- Martinsdale Reservoir 3 mi
- Nevada Creek 7 mi
- Little Elk Creek 7 mi
- Haymaker Creek 10 mi
- Big Elk Creek 11 mi
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