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9/3/2026
Canyon Ferry: Walleye fishing has been a bit inconsistent with the latest weather patterns. Anglers are finding walleyes around Ponds 3 and 4 and the river mouth, White Earth/Goose Bay area and around Hellgate and Avalanche with the best action coming from crankbaits or jigs with a worm. Rainbows are being caught throughout the reservoir with the best areas being around the dam and Cemetary Island while trolling spoons, cowbells or crankbaits in deeper water. Smallmouth bass are starting to be caught on the north end around rocky areas while using jigs with a worm. Shore fishing is slow with a few rainbows being caught around White Earth and the north end. Troy Humphrey, FWP, Helena
Hauser: Walleye anglers are still finding a few fish while jigging with crawlers or using slip bobbers and leeches around the Eldorado dredge piles and between White Sandy and the powerlines inside of the Causeway Arm. A few walleye and rainbow trout are being caught from the bridge with jigs and crawlers. Anglers fishing below Canyon Ferry Dam are still catching a few trout with marabou jigs, various nymphs, or crawlers and a marshmallow. Trolling cowbells and wedding rings between White Sandy and the Dam and between York Bridge and Lakeside is also producing a few nice rainbows. Chris Hurley, FWP, Helena
Holter: Good numbers of rainbows continue to be caught between the Gates of the Mountains boat ramp and American bar while fly fishing with small nymphs, callibaetis flies, or streamers. Trolling cowbells and wedding rings across from Cottonwood Creek, and between Split Rock and the BLM ramp has been producing great numbers of trout. A few walleye and perch continue to be picked up while jigging with crawlers around the weed beds inside of the Canyon, near the Oxbow Bend and around the Clay Banks on the lower end of the reservoir. A few kokanee are being caught near the Dam while trolling dodgers with hoochies tipped with corn between 50 and 70 feet deep. Chris Hurley, FWP, Helena
Christopher Hurley | Fisheries Technician
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks | Region 4
1534 9th Avenue
P.O. Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620-0701
Office: (406) 495-3272
1 Comment
Dave Sedlock
2025-12-30 at 8:19 pmIce is still unstable in the Helena area. Need a few more weeks of hard freeze.