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The Fish We Catch on Our Flathead Lake Charters

Flathead Lake in Western Montana is a crystal clear, 15 miles wide, 28 miles long, 120,320 acres and 370+ feet deep body of water with 168 miles of shoreline. Fed by the drainages of the Rocky Mountains and Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake is the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi. Surrounded by woods and beautiful estates, it is home to osprey, eagles and abundant wildlife. Flathead Lake itself is full of Lake Trout (Mackinaw) which thrive in the cold, clear, well-oxygenated water.

Flathead Lake features a mostly rocky, gravel bottom and ideal water temperatures. Along with the ample food supply, this provides the perfect environment for Lake Trout – with an average catch length of 22″-26″. Lake Trout have been caught in Flathead Lake measuring over 40 inches! The record fish weighed 42 pounds and measured 42″!

In addition to lake trout, these native fish can be found in Flathead Lake: bull trout, Westslope cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish, pygmy whitefish, largescale sucker,  northern pikeminnow, peamouth chub, redside shiner,  slimy sculpin, and longnose dace.

There are over 25 fish species found in the Flathead River-Lake ecosystem. The primary sport fish that we target for catching are below:

Lake Trout

Long-lived, slow growth, deep-dwelling, photophobic, voracious feeder. The main sport fish in Flathead Lake and the apex predator. This trout is quite a catch.
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Bull Trout

Powerful fighter and at this time cannot be specifically targeted in Flathead Lake. They are however caught as "bycatch" when fishing for other species in Flathead Lake. In Lake Koocanusa they may be targeted as long as you possess a "Catch Card" from FWP.
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Rainbow Trout (Kamloop)

Aerial acrobats with good stamina and love topwaters...be ready because this Trout will scream a reel and put up a fight! With a small amount of color on the face, underbody and fin, this trout takes the cake for the best-looking fish in Koocanusa. Will you catch one?
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Lake Whitefish

The bulldog of Flathead Lake. These brutes put up a vigorous fight with unbelievable stamina. These are hard-fighting fish with a mild-tasting meat and average about 2 1/2 lbs but can run over five lbs. We have landed 100 of these in a single charter!
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Interesting Facts About Flathead Lake

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) cooperatively manage Flathead Lake under the Flathead Lake and River Fisheries Co-management Plan.

Lake trout up to five pounds eat lots of Mysis shrimp and can be delicious fried, baked, barbecued, or smoked. Fish from 5-10 pounds are much oilier and are best put back to grow to trophy size. Macs over 10 pounds are mostly for fun and over 20 pounds should ONLY be considered for your wall!

What Others Have to Say!

It was a tough day of fishing, fish were hard to come by; for other boats that is. Joe Sangimino managed to get us in to 9 fish and 8 of them made it to the boat. I think we were one of the only boats catching fish. I appreciated the effort he put forth and the willingness to answer all my questions. I’d highly recommend this service whether you’re new to fishing or looking to learn a new fishery….

Blake B.

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So as we all know as fisherman the moon an weather can change everything overnight. I have fished for years I have seen every condition known to man kind an honestly with the conditions ahead of us yesterday I was ready to throw in the towel. Even knowing captain Pete for years I thought even if we found fish getting them to bite was going to be an up hill battle at best. But my good friend an guide was not going to let us give up that easy he hunted an searched an left no stone unturned an he found the fish an before I knew it my young wife was hooked up on her first big whitefish an while she was reeling in boom I hooked up on another. Unbelievable this man is a true testament of a great guide an fisherman even with all my year’s of fishing trophy fish I was amazed couldn’t say enough about these guy’s….

Brandon B.

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