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Best walleye lakes in Montana

122 Montana waters list walleye (official records or labelled estimates), 120 mapped with survey or official-chart depth data. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Tiber Reservoir — 110 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
2. Canyon Ferry Reservoir — 130 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
3. Bighorn Lake — 447 ft max · Walleye, Sauger, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
4. Hauser Lake — 65 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
5. Lake Frances — 43 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
6. Bull Lake (Lincoln) — 60 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
7. Echo Lake (Flathead) — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Yellowtail Afterbay Reservoir — 46 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Sauger, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
9. Lake Helena — 12 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Thompson Lake, Middle — 160 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
11. Dailey Lake — 22 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Cutthroat TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Castle Rock Reservoir — 40 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
13. Canyon Lake (Carbon) — 80 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. South Sandstone Reservoir — 20 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Bailey Reservoir — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
16. Thompson Lake, Upper — 100 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
17. Boxelder Lake — 18 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lake Josephine — 8 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
19. Dickey Lake (Lincoln) — 70 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Wadsworth Lake — 16 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow PerchWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
21. Gartside Reservoir — 18 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
22. Tepee Lake — 28 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Rock Lake — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Loon Lake (Lincoln) — 30 ft max · real survey depth contours · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
25. Farmers Lake #5 — 85 ft max · real survey depth contours · Walleye, Cutthroat TroutWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 97 more Montana waters holding walleye.

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When to fish walleye in Montana

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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