MT · River

Tobacco River

Water conditions

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Water temp

3.1 ft

Gage height

250 cfs

Discharge

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Turbidity

Discharge

Measured at USGS gauge 12301250 · 19:30 UTC-8

Weather

Weather not yet loaded for this water.

Best times today

70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)

Minor period16:10–17:10
Major period19:34–21:34
Minor period23:57–00:57
Major period08:09–10:09

Moonrise 00:27 · Moonset 16:40 · times UTC-8 (approx)

Recently stocked

Cutthroat Trout · 21,603 · 1.8Oct 22, 1998
Cutthroat Trout · 2,440 · 3.8999999999999999Jun 28, 1996
Cutthroat Trout · 4,750 · 3.8999999999999999Jul 21, 1995
Cutthroat Trout · 9,500 · 3.8999999999999999Jul 21, 1995
Cutthroat Trout · 8,125 · 3.5Jun 1, 1995
Cutthroat Trout · 5,920 · 4.2999999999999998Aug 22, 1994
Cutthroat Trout · 9,091 · 4.2000000000000002Aug 18, 1994
Cutthroat Trout · 3,780 · 4.2000000000000002Aug 17, 1994
Cutthroat Trout · 12,000 · 1.7Sep 15, 1993
Cutthroat Trout · 1,050 · 5.7999999999999998Nov 5, 1991
Cutthroat Trout · 4,500 · 5.7999999999999998Nov 1, 1991
Rainbow Trout · 3,954 · 0Jul 22, 1960
Rainbow Trout · 1,128 · 0Jul 12, 1960
Rainbow Trout · 1,200 · 0Jul 5, 1960
Rainbow Trout · 1,200 · 0Jun 28, 1960
Rainbow Trout · 1,368 · 0Jun 15, 1960
Rainbow Trout · 1,320 · 0Jun 14, 1960
Cutthroat Trout · 880 · 6Aug 10, 1959
Cutthroat Trout · 1,650 · 6Jul 28, 1959
Cutthroat Trout · 1,500 · 6Jul 14, 1959
Cutthroat Trout · 1,500 · 6Jul 29, 1958
Cutthroat Trout · 1,650 · 6Jul 9, 1958
Cutthroat Trout · 1,440 · 6Jun 16, 1958
Cutthroat Trout · 720 · 6Jul 29, 1957
Cutthroat Trout · 1,800 · 6Jul 23, 1957
Cutthroat Trout · 1,650 · 6Jul 9, 1957
Cutthroat Trout · 1,974 · 6Aug 7, 1956
Cutthroat Trout · 2,025 · 6Jul 10, 1956
Rainbow Trout · 2,100 · 6Aug 2, 1955
Rainbow Trout · 960 · 0Jul 26, 1955
Rainbow Trout · 1,215 · 0Jul 18, 1955
Rainbow Trout · 900 · 0Jul 5, 1955
Rainbow Trout · 960 · 0Jun 21, 1955
Rainbow Trout · 1,540 · 5Aug 3, 1954
Rainbow Trout · 1,500 · 0Jul 13, 1954
Rainbow Trout · 1,125 · 0Jun 29, 1954
Rainbow Trout · 2,500 · 5Jul 23, 1953
Cutthroat Trout · 6,000 · 3May 13, 1952
Cutthroat Trout · 16,000 · 1Oct 12, 1950
Cutthroat Trout · 4,000 · 3Jul 20, 1950
Cutthroat Trout · 4,000 · 3Aug 26, 1948
Rainbow Trout · 3,320 · 5Jul 25, 1946
Rainbow Trout · 3,320 · 5Jul 24, 1946
Rainbow Trout · 1,960 · 5Jul 20, 1945
Rainbow Trout · 1,000 · 5Aug 23, 1944
Rainbow Trout · 2,500 · 5Aug 7, 1944
Rainbow Trout · 1,200 · 5Jul 13, 1944
Rainbow Trout · 2,800 · 6Jul 17, 1943
Rainbow Trout · 3,400 · 6Jul 9, 1943
Rainbow Trout · 2,000 · 5Aug 19, 1942

RSS feed

What to throw

Rainbow Trout

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Spoonsilver

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance

Acme Kastmaster 1/4 oz ($4.29)

Johnson Silver Minnow 1/4 oz ($4.49)

Brook Trout

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Inline Spinnersilver

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout

Panther Martin Classic 1/8 oz ($4.99)

Mepps Aglia #3 ($5.49)

Gear partners

Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Tobacco 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 · 260 miJun 30, 2026

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