Family
Fishing Waters
We've taken some of the guesswork out of family fishing trips. These family fishing waters are easy to get to, relatively safe and offer the best possible chance of fishing success. Always check the current Montana Fishing Regulations for limits and restrictions before setting out on any fishing trip.
| Name | Alias | Region | Drainage | Counties | Proximity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Reservoir | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Pompeys Pillar | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 41300 | |
| Arapooish Pond | Koyama Pond | 5 | Lower Bighorn | Big Horn | 0.0 | 40515 |
| Beavertail Pond | Beavertail Hill | 2 | Upper Clark Fork | Missoula | 0.0 | 42888 |
| Blacktail Meadows Kids Pond | Blacktail Meadows Pond | 3 | Beaverhead | Beaverhead | 0.0 | 43933 |
| Boulder Kids Ponds | 3 | Boulder | Jefferson | 0.0 | 41510 | |
| Bozeman Pond | 3 | Gallatin | Gallatin | 0.0 | 43188 | |
| Broadview Pond | Boadview Pond | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Pompeys Pillar | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 40721 |
| Buffalohead Park Pond | 1 | Stillwater in Pend Oreille Catalog | Flathead | 0.0 | 12139912 | |
| Cattail Lake | Cattail Pond | 3 | Gallatin | Gallatin | 0.0 | 16347656 |
| Cheesman Reservoir | Cheesman Pond | 7 | Upper Little Missouri | Carter | 0.0 | 140814 |
| Chief Joseph Pond | 5 | Upper Musselshell | Wheatland | 0.0 | 140765 | |
| Childrens Pond | 6 | Middle Milk | Blaine | 0.0 | 39952 | |
| Cooney Reservoir | 5 | Clarks Fork Yellowstone | Carbon | 0.0 | 43153 | |
| Dry Bridge Slough | 1 | Stillwater in Pend Oreille Catalog | Flathead | 0.0 | 40118 | |
| Elks Country Club Pond | 4 | Judith | Fergus | 0.0 | 141080 | |
| Ennis Kids Pond | 3 | Madison | Madison | 0.0 | 140880 | |
| Eureka Pond | 1 | Lower Kootenai | Lincoln | 0.0 | 43934 | |
| Frenchtown Pond | 2 | Middle Clark Fork | Missoula | 0.0 | 39769 | |
| Georgetown Lake | Georgetown Reservoir | 2 | Flint - Rock | Deer Lodge | 0.0 | 40827 |
| Gheny Pond | 3 | Big Hole | Madison | 0.0 | 43378 | |
| Giant Springs Fishing Pond | 4 | Upper Missouri - Dearborn | Cascade | 0.0 | 16399368 | |
| Giant Springs Solid Waste Lagoon | 4 | Upper Missouri - Dearborn | Cascade | 0.0 | 43935 | |
| Glen Lake | 3 | Gallatin | Gallatin | 0.0 | 39849 | |
| Greenough Lake | 5 | Clarks Fork Yellowstone | Carbon | 0.0 | 43163 | |
| Handicapped Childrens Pond | 5 | Clarks Fork Yellowstone | Carbon | 0.0 | 140864 | |
| Heironymous Pond | Hieronymus Pond | 2 | Bitterroot | Ravalli | 0.0 | 43876 |
| Home Run Pond | Homerun Pond | 6 | Lower Milk | Valley | 0.0 | 16398674 |
| Indian Road Pond | 3 | Upper Missouri | Broadwater | 0.0 | 42866 | |
| Joels Pond | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Lake Basin | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 41671749 | |
| Kalispell Kids Pond | 1 | Flathead Lake | Flathead | 0.0 | 40115 | |
| Lake Baker | Baker Lake | 7 | O'Fallon | Fallon | 0.0 | 40531 |
| Lake Elmo | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Pompeys Pillar | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 43840 | |
| Lake Josephine | River Front Park | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Lake Basin | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 41579 |
| Laurel Pond | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Lake Basin | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 43921 | |
| Libby Pond | 1 | Upper Kootenai | Lincoln | 0.0 | 16315529 | |
| Lion Lake | 1 | South Fork Flathead | Flathead | 0.0 | 42999 | |
| Lolo Pond | 2 | Bitterroot | Missoula | 0.0 | 31573668 | |
| Missoula Kids Pond | McCormick Pond, Silver's Lagoon | 2 | Middle Clark Fork | Missoula | 0.0 | 16631932 |
| Mountain Mall Pond | Whitefish Mall Pond | 1 | Stillwater in Pend Oreille Catalog | Flathead | 0.0 | 40120 |
| Ninepipes Pond (Allentown) | 1 | Lower Flathead | Lake | 0.0 | 40110 | |
| Pine Grove Pond | 1 | Stillwater in Pend Oreille Catalog | Flathead | 0.0 | 16555545 | |
| Regional Parks Ponds | 3 | Gallatin | Gallatin | 0.0 | 12139913 | |
| Rivers Edge Pond | 1 | Flathead Lake | Flathead | 0.0 | 45589704 | |
| Sacajawea Park Lagoon | 3 | Upper Yellowstone | Park | 0.0 | 39830 | |
| Saddlebrook Pond | 6 | Middle Milk | Phillips | 0.0 | 31573880 | |
| Shady Lane Pond | 1 | Flathead Lake | Flathead | 0.0 | 40117 | |
| Shelby Kids Pond | 4 | Willow | Toole | 0.0 | 43251 | |
| Shiloh Conservation Pond 1 | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Lake Basin | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 22676788 | |
| Shiloh Conservation Pond 2 | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Lake Basin | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 22677011 | |
| Snag Retention Reservoir | 6 | Fort Peck Reservoir | Phillips | 0.0 | 58513989 | |
| Snappys Pond | 1 | Flathead Lake | Flathead | 0.0 | 141357 | |
| Spotted Eagle Lake | Speckled Bird | 7 | Lower Tongue | Custer | 0.0 | 41008 |
| Spring Meadow Lake | 4 | Upper Missouri | Lewis & Clark | 0.0 | 43313 | |
| St. Regis Community Park | Saint Regis Pond, St Regis Pond | 2 | Middle Clark Fork | Mineral | 0.0 | 41298 |
| Tetrault Lake | Carpenter Lake | 1 | Upper Kootenai | Lincoln | 0.0 | 42073 |
| Thompson Park Pond | 1 | Lower Clark Fork | Sanders | 0.0 | 16631933 | |
| Three Forks Pond | 3 | Jefferson | Gallatin | 0.0 | 41575 | |
| Three Forks Pond East | 3 | Jefferson | Gallatin | 0.0 | 42713 | |
| Transwestern Pond | Windmill Pond | 5 | Upper Yellowstone - Lake Basin | Yellowstone | 0.0 | 38339854 |
| Triangle Pond | 1 | Lower Clark Fork | Sanders | 0.0 | 41265 | |
| Trout Lake | 5 | Upper Yellowstone | Park | 0.0 | 40261 | |
| Troy Kids Pond | Troy Pond | 1 | Upper Kootenai | Lincoln | 0.0 | 41295 |
| Vigilante Pond | Vigilante Pond South | 3 | Ruby | Madison | 0.0 | 43448 |
| Vigilante Pond | Vigilante Pond North | 3 | Ruby | Madison | 0.0 | 40225 |
| Wadsworth Lake | 4 | Sun | Cascade | 0.0 | 43880 | |
| Warm Springs Gravel Pit | 2 | Upper Clark Fork | Deer Lodge | 0.0 | 41527 | |
| Warm Springs Kids Pond | 2 | Upper Clark Fork | Deer Lodge | 0.0 | 40750 | |
| Whitehall Community Pond | 3 | Jefferson | Jefferson | 0.0 | 16398744 | |
| Wild Bill Lake | 5 | Clarks Fork Yellowstone | Carbon | 0.0 | 43914 |