Montana · USA
Flathead Lake
- Region
- Montana, USA
Species in Flathead Lake
Black Bullhead
Black Crappie
Brook Trout
Bull Trout- Bullhead
Burbot
Cutthroat Trout
Kokanee
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish
Largemouth Bass
Largescale Sucker
Longnose Sucker
Mountain Whitefish- No Fish Caught
Northern Pike
Northern Pike Minnow
Peamouth- Peamouth X Squawfish
Pumpkinseed
Pygmy Whitefish
Rainbow Trout- Rainbow X Cutthroat Trout
Redside Shiner
Smallmouth Bass- Sunfish
- Westslope Cutthroat Trout
- Westslope X Rainbow
Yellow Perch
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Always confirm regulations with the official state regulations before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.
Waterbody-specific rules
- Catch-and-release for cutthroat trout
- Lake trout: 100 daily and in possession, only 1 over 36 inches, and all fish 30 to 36 inches must be released
- Yellow perch: no limit, only 10 daily over 10 inches; no possession limit
- A Flathead Indian Reservation Tribal Permit is required to fish on the southern portion of the lake
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Species: Montana state fisheries lake records, via the Bump Board dataset.