Lake Como is a lake or reservoir in Montana, listed as Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey) by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
A USGS gauge reports the lake level. 4 guides and 5 shops nearby are listed here.
Lake Como is a lake or reservoir in Montana.
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.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Lake Como: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Lake Como with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Lake Como 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)Representative photo · not East Fork Bitterroot RiverRock Creek on the Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Fork Bitterroot River.
Montana · about 23 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not West Fork Bitterroot RiverThe Bitterroot River from Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville. Photo: John David Stutts, CC BY 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Fork Bitterroot River.
Montana · about 23 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Painted Rocks ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Painted Rocks Reservoir.
Montana · about 24 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Georgetown LakeHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Georgetown Lake.
Montana · about 48 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Storm LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Storm Lake.
Montana · about 48 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Lolo CreekThe Clark Fork in Missoula, Montana. Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lolo Creek.
Montana · about 49 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.
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
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-05) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
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.
4.1 of 7.5 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 Lake Como (agency stocking point). Check the agency for this season.
Past stockings, not a schedule
2026: Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep (7 stockings, 12,977 fish).
2025: Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep (10 stockings, 24,151 fish).
2024: Rainbow Trout, Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Mar, May, Jun, Aug, Sep (9 stockings, 16,480 fish).
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Hamilton, MT · 14 mi
Float trips · Beginners & lessons · Bitterroot & Henry's Fork
Nearby
Stevensville, MT · 37 mi
Float trips · Beginners & lessons · Blackfoot & Clark Fork
Nearby
What 3 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 3 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)
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
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 Lake Como.
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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 “Lake Como” (reservoir) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Limited data: Not enough data: no water temperature or flow statistics here
No water temperature, flow statistics here.
At Lake Como near Darby, MT (USGS 12344500). Lake-level gauge on Lake Como (USGS Lake Como near Darby, MT). Provisional USGS data
USGS 12344500
Lake-level gauge on Lake Como (USGS Lake Como near Darby, MT).
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 4:30 PM MST · provisional USGS data
Checked Nov 5, 4:59 PM MST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not East Fork Bitterroot RiverRock Creek on the Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Fork Bitterroot River.
Montana · about 23 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not West Fork Bitterroot RiverThe Bitterroot River from Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, Stevensville. Photo: John David Stutts, CC BY 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not West Fork Bitterroot River.
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Painted Rocks ReservoirEnnis Lake, Montana, in March, with the Madison Range beyond. Photo: Gloria Cabada-Leman, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Not Painted Rocks Reservoir.
Montana · about 24 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Georgetown LakeHenrys Lake from Henrys Lake State Park, Idaho. Photo: James Postema, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Georgetown Lake.
Montana · about 48 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Storm LakeLake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Storm Lake.
Montana · about 48 mi
Among the state's most-fished waters (agency angler survey)Representative photo · not Lolo CreekThe Clark Fork in Missoula, Montana. Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lolo Creek.
Montana · about 49 mi
Hamilton, Montana
Fishing lodge · 7.5 mi
Ravalli County, Montana
Fishing lodge · 9.7 mi
Darby, Montana
Guest ranch · 13 mi
