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 Swan
Lake is a beautiful lake located in Northwest Montana.
Relatively remote and isolated - it is a long way to
the nearest large town from Swan lake - it sits surrounded
by tall, heavily forested mountains. The water itself
is extremely clear and is quite cold throughout the year.
The small town of Swan Lake, MT, sits on its eastern
shoreline. The lake is quite large, more than a mile
wide and ten miles long, and is very deep.
During the summer
Swan Lake receives lots of use - not from fisherman but
from recreational boaters. On a nice, weekend day during
the summer, numerous boats are out on the lake doing whatever.
As a result, don't expect to hit Swan Lake and have it
to yourself during the warmer months.
 The
lake is a cold-water lake and is home to smaller rainbow
and cutthroat trout. The best fly fishing for them will
be subsurface using small nymphs and streamers. Using attractor
dry lies also can work. Swan Lake really doesn't have any
strong hatches that bring trout to the surface in large
numbers.
Access to Swan
Lake is excellent. Several boat ramps, primarily in Swan
Lake, provide an easy way to launch a boat. Highway 83
follows Swan Lake along its entire western edge, allowing
for easy road side access. The western side of the lake
has no development on it of any kind. Several forests roads
travel back in the woods away from the lake. For the more
adventurous, you can locate these roads and then bushwhack
your way down to the lake.
As Swan Lake is
quite large, it can get windy on the lake. Because of this,
a float
tube should be used with care on Swan Lake. Use it
to mainly stay near the shoreline. Don't plan on using
a float tube to cross the lake.
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