Chancy and Dave’s Fish Camp updated fish and Ice report for Jan 19th 2026:
Lake Mary Ronan
3 to 5′ out from state park middle of lake was thinner. Catching perch in front of boat launch area.
Lower Thompson
4 to 5″ ice out from boat launch area. Good numbers nice perch up to 12″ few salmon and pike
Upper Thompson
Good ice 5 to 6″ lots smaller perch few bass and pike.
Loon Lake ( TCL)
4 to 6″ ice watch for bad spots, catching perch, crappie and rainbows
Foys lake
4″ ice few rainbows
McWennergar slough
4 to 5″ ice catching perch, crappie and pike
Church slough
3 to 4″ few nice pike, perch, bass and crappie
Echo lake
2 to 3″ ice no reports
Blanchard lake
5 to 7″ ice lots small perch, crappie, bass, sunfish and pike
Island lake
5 to 6″ ice some nice pike lots small perch and sunfish
Lower Stillwater
6 to 8″ lots smaller perch some decent pike
Loon lake (BigFork)
3 to 4″ ice catching rainbows and few perch
Rodgers lake
5 to 6″ catching Grayling and few Cutthroat
Lake 5
4 to 5″ ice catching few salmon and perch
Smith Lake
6″ ice good perch up to 1lbs lots smaller pike
Several other small lakes are froze with mostly 5 to 7″ of ice
Flathead lake
Doing well lake trolling with large Flatfish and spoons try westshore area down to Shelter Island area. Dead bait fishing off delta is good also.
Koocanusa Reservior
Fishing great for rainbows trolling planerboard and Flys or Dave’s PlugIt plugs. Try Rexford to area up to long bridge.
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