Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.
Holter Reservoir is a lake or reservoir in Montana, listed as Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey) by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
4 guides and 5 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Craig & the Missouri.
Holter Reservoir is a lake or reservoir in Montana. Our destination hub Craig & the Missouri is 9 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Holter Reservoir or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Holter Reservoir
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Holter Reservoir: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Holter Reservoir, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Holter Reservoir in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The Missouri River by the Craig Frontage Road, north of Helena (1991). Photo: Lankyrider, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Montana · about 4 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Little Prickly Pear CreekThe Smith River canyon in early-season snow (US Forest Service work trip, 2010). Photo: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Prickly Pear Creek.
Montana · about 6 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Lake HelenaEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Lake Helena.
Montana · about 17 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Dearborn RiverThe lower Blackfoot River east of Missoula. Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Dearborn River.
Montana · about 18 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hauser LakeHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hauser Lake.
Montana · about 20 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Helena Valley Regulating ReservoirLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir.
Montana · about 22 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Montana's most-fished waters (FWP statewide angling pressure estimates, 2023 license year, top 250 by state rank) list (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
On the District Exceptions to Standard Regulations (trout / gear rules) list (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, read 2026-11-05). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
USGS name: Holter Lake
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped shoreline. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
11.5 of 36.9 mi of shoreline on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
From the agency’s own records (Fish Stocking Records (FWP fishViewer), Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, read 2026-11-05), listed as Holter Reservoir (agency stocking point). Check the agency for this season.
Past stockings, not a schedule
2026: Rainbow Trout in Jun (8 stockings, 118,362 fish).
2025: Rainbow Trout in Jun, Sep (21 stockings, 214,840 fish).
2024: Rainbow Trout in Jun, Jul, Oct (22 stockings, 229,515 fish).
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Wolf Creek, MT · 9 mi
Float trips · Wade trips · Yellowstone & Blackfoot
Nearby
Craig, MT · 9 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · Missouri River
Nearby
Helena, MT · 25 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Missouri & Holter Lake
Nearby
East Helena, MT · 27 mi
Float trips · Walk-and-wade · Missouri & Dearborn
Nearby
Craig, MT
Fly shop · Raft & boat rentals · Shuttles
What 4 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 4 nearby guide websites
5 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Mother's Day caddis (Grannom) (May) · Salmonfly (May to June) · Salmonfly (May to July) · Salmonfly (July) · Trico (August to September)
Craig is a small town on the Missouri River in Lewis and Clark County, below Holter Dam and the town of Wolf Creek, between Helena and Great Falls; the Dearborn River joins the Missouri to the north.
Destination hub · 9 mi away in a straight line
A stillwater fly-fishing checklist for lakes and ponds: a 9–10 ft 5–6 weight rod, floating and intermediate lines, chironomids and leeches, and float-tube options, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′–10′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating + intermediate lines · Rainbow, brook and brown trout in lakes
Open the checklistChironomids, leeches and where fish hold in a lake.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Holter Reservoir.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Holter Lake” (reservoir) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)The Missouri River by the Craig Frontage Road, north of Helena (1991). Photo: Lankyrider, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Little Prickly Pear CreekThe Smith River canyon in early-season snow (US Forest Service work trip, 2010). Photo: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Prickly Pear Creek.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Lake HelenaEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Lake Helena.
Montana · about 17 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Dearborn RiverThe lower Blackfoot River east of Missoula. Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Dearborn River.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Hauser LakeHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Hauser Lake.
Montana · about 20 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Helena Valley Regulating ReservoirLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir.
Montana · about 22 mi
Craig, Montana
Guest ranch · 8.0 mi
Wolf Creek, Montana
Fishing lodge · 9.5 mi
Wolf Creek, Montana
Guest ranch · 10 mi
Cascade, Montana
Fishing lodge · 14 mi
