macman@ronan.net

Fishermen:
Mack days is until NOv. 3rd
Lake trout being caught in Blacks Point, Rocky Point
60 to 180 feet.
Perch good in Elmo
Bird staging to spawn (Lake Trout) in one week good fishing.
Small mouth in Flathead River below the bridge in 25 feet of water
with a Rattle D Zastor with a twister tail
Good Fishing
The macman

Fishermen:
I am behind on reports. Macman and I have had covid and have been very sick. Getting much better.
Fall Fishing improving straight out in front of Big Arm boat access. This year the perch are just as good as was two years ago. (12″ inchers caught)
Lake trout good numbers for Spin fishing. Cut throat among the Lake trout.
Areas for Lake trout: Skidoo Bay; Blacks Point; Rocky Point; White Swan Point begin
120 to 180 feet but can be as shallow as 50 feet.
POLSON CITY DOCKS 1/2 bucket of perch and small mouth bass caught.
Mack Days early Morning
Late in afternoon perch, pike and small mouth bass
Lake Mary Ronan Algae bloom scare is over. Lake has cleared up. Perch being caught.
Above Polson bridge
Weat Bay best boat launch for ski boats at Ducharme Access
Bigger boat? Launch at Kwa tuk nuk
Good Fishing
The macman

Fishermen:

Lake Trout are in Skidoo, Mac Alley, Rocky Point, East of Wild Horse and Big Arm.
Mack Days have begun as of September 5.
500 lake trout caught the first day.
White fish bite is still on and many being caught in Skidoo, Mulligan, 300 feet above the buoy in the narrows. S E of Wild horse.. 65 feet .
Lake Mary Ronan Many perch being caught. Our fuzz bugs are great for this fish.
Note: Algae bloom may be somewhat dangerous. Fishing ok but children and dogs are to be kept out of the water until further investigation is done.
Small mouth bass are going great small and larger.
Fish and game are threatening to gill net up in the Swan.
More on the smallmouth later.
Good fishing
The Macman

August 20,2024

Fishermen:

The whitefish bite is still on. Will last another month At Elmo they are in 53-58 feet and 45 to 55 in Big arm and others. Big Arm right in front of the boat ramp . Lots of boats ; nets pulling in fish and in Skidoo Bay, Rocky and Finley Point
Add to that Mulligan Bay, any where the boats are:)
Nice Lake trout around finley Point Mac alley, west of Wildhorse.
Elmo I caught over 40 perch with 1/4 oz and 3/8 oz Wana B’s with fly above it . Should last all summer. and west of Walstad we’re catching perch and baitfish.
25 to 70 feet good for lake trout in Rocky and North Bird and alot of the rest of the main lake.
Trolling at night in both sides of Melita and back to walstad and back of Elmo. South of Melita in 80 feet of water is large, large Lake trout
To Troll Bird; staY CLOSE TO shore when trolling ; Bull island also wild Horse not so much Blacks point. east side of narrows.
Swan lake 80 feet orange colored Rattle d zastor all the way to the outlet for lake trout
8 am to 11 am is the best time for lake trout in Rocky. early morning and late evening also for Whitefish.
Perch at the city docks using fuzz bugs and nightcrawlers. Small mouth Lake trout and also being caught. Lake trout in smaller numbers.
Lake Mary Ronan Salmon biting right now. a little more difficult Early morning and late evening.
Perch are biting in LMRonan. 15 to 25 feet right off the dock. 16-17 feet.
Lake Trout are being caught at Elmo and Big Arm area and will
be good until August except for those feeding on the little perch along side the whitefish.
Lake trout also in 40 -70 feet in a lot of the main lake. 25 in some places.
Just as you break through the narrows onto bull island use whole fish setups for small mouth bass or just past the rock hazard East for lake trout
Bass are spawning in Kicking horse and Ninepipe
kicking horse both bass and pike and rainbow trout brown trout and crappie and
bullheads at night also in Ninepipe.

East Bay has small mouth and perch … active all over Lake….Small mouth has exploded
Dog Lake too hot for fishing.
Hubbard reservoir Monster small mouth Kokanee and rainbow
Lone Pine and Crow Reservoir… Excellent for Brown Rainbows and only in crow is perch, small mouth bass and rainbow and browns large mouth also.
North Bird Island Shallow to 235 feet for lake trout.
Shortly the west side of Bird will be good for Whitefish. State record whitefish here
The lake is cooling so perch and bass and pike are getting active all around the city docks and east bay and west of Polson bay. Elmo and Big arm they are already biting.
All reservoirs are low and should begin to be good fishing.
Good Fishing
The Macman