Thompson Lakes
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The Thompson Lakes consist of three separate and distinct lakes that
lie just off Highway 2 mid-way between Kalispell and
Libby in northwest Montana. All the lakes offer very good fishing and
receive fairly heavy fishing pressure from the locals. Both spin fishing
and fly fishing work well on the Thompson Lakes. The lakes are relatively
small, making these lakes ideal spots to fish from shore, from a small
raft or canoe, as well as from a float
tube.
All three of the lakes (Upper, Middle and Lower) provide excellent fishing
for largemouth bass. As the lakes are small, they warm quickly, allowing
excellent top water fly fishing during July-September. Additionally,
large streamers skipped along the bottom in shallow water and along the
weed line also work well for catching the larger bass. As the bass in
these lakes average 1-3 pounds, some fairly stout gear and leaders are
required, especially when fishing for largemouth bass in the weeds.
Middle Thompson Lake is just a short hop from the other two lakes, and
receives the heaviest fishing pressure. A very nice fishing access lines
part of the shoreline right along the highway. Unlike the other two Thompson
Lakes, Middle Thompson Lake has decent populations of rainbow and brown
trout, with populations of each planted each year. The rainbow and brown
trout are best fished around the various creek inlets on the lake with
small dry flies.
Overall, the three Thompson Lakes are excellent spots for an angler
who is either in search of quality fly fishing for largemouth bass or
who is just tired of battling finicky trout and want to try their luck
against the aggressive nature of a bass. Access is excellent on all three
lakes and several nice fishing access sites provide easy camping.
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