Author Topic: Bozeman area ponds (Read 14314 times)

TheGreenHornet · « **Reply #60 on:** Feb 14, 2010, 10:58 PM »

Jimmer jammer you hit it right on the $$. I've lived in bozeman since 1989 and have grown up in this valley. It disgusts me to see what the tree huggers have done to what has alway's been one of the best outdoor communities. Why can't we all just do what we enjoy and stay out of each others business. I enjoy ripping around on a frozen lake once in a while...I also don't mind skiing or fishing but that doesn't mean that we can't enjoy them all at the same time. People need to freeking get a life...

Anyways, fishing up at hyalite meanwhile is going to pot. The freaking hippy's got the road plowed and now the traffic up there is ridiculous. I would put my life on the fact that we are now putting ten times the amount of pollution into the atmosphere and up there and damaging more "plant life" than when the road wasn't plowed and the only way to get up there was by snow machine or ATV. I love Bozeman, but hate what it is becoming $:-\$

fishin247 · « **Reply #61 on:** Feb 28, 2010, 02:08 AM »

So before this warm weather melts away the ice, who's up for fishing river rock pond en mass?

RobG · « **Reply #62 on:** Feb 28, 2010, 08:21 PM »

Quote from: fishin247 on Feb 28, 2010, 02:08 AM

So before this warm weather melts away the ice, who's up for fishing river rock pond en mass?

I saw a funny thing at the Oak Street pond yesterday while the kids were sledding. If you walk to the corner of the pond closest to the parking lot you'll see a small section of open water. As you get close to the open water a bunch of minnows will get spooked under the ice, where there are trout waiting for them. The trout will start darting out from under the ice to grab the ones on the edge. This carnage kept me amused for at least five minutes

. I was thinking of getting my flyrod and seeing if I could dab a fly at the ice edge and pick a few off.

fisherman 4 life · « **Reply #63 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 01:30 PM »

went to the bozeman beach for a couple hours yesterday and caught a nice amount of perch and a couple nice rainbows

mtman000 · « **Reply #64 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 06:33 PM »

Nice, sounds like a good day, never fished that pond before, where on the pond do you like to fish? any size to the perch??

fisherman 4 life · « **Reply #65 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 06:52 PM »

i dont fish that pond very much but i fished by the wooden dock and the biggest perch was probably about 11-12 inches and the rest were about 9-10

mtman000 · « **Reply #66 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 07:06 PM »

nice those are good sized perch, thanks

fisherman 4 life · « **Reply #67 on:** Dec 31, 2010, 03:02 PM »

went out to the beach again to mess around and got into another school of perch a couple nice ones and and a couple bows too overall abput 25 fish in 3 hours

mtman000 · « **Reply #68 on:** Dec 31, 2010, 04:33 PM »

I think i say you out there this morning. It was a cold morning, I was thinking bout going this afternoon but had too much crap to do. Sounds like you had a good day. Nice Work!!!

Kito · « **Reply #69 on:** Dec 31, 2010, 04:58 PM »

Does anyone keep the fish out of the beach???

fishinwithbrittanies · « **Reply #70 on:** Dec 31, 2010, 05:12 PM »

people do...but I know it used to be an old landfill

Kito · « **Reply #71 on:** Jan 01, 2011, 01:07 PM »

hahaha, I knew that. Thats why I was asking. Nothing like eating fish that taste like a diaper.

mtman000 · « **Reply #72 on:** Jan 01, 2011, 08:45 PM »

it actually has never been a landfill, it used to just be a gravel pit. the landfill was to the east of the pond!!

Hardwateraddicton · « **Reply #73 on:** Jan 02, 2011, 08:33 PM »

Quote from: mtman000 on Jan 01, 2011, 08:45 PM

it actually has never been a landfill, it used to just be a gravel pit. the landfill was to the east of the pond!!

mtman000 is correct, they pulled gravel out of there to make the N. 7th RR overpass many moons ago. I wouldnt hesitate and have taken a few home from there for the pan. Nice to hear of some bigger perch being iced out there this year.

mtman000 · « **Reply #74 on:** Jan 09, 2011, 05:21 PM »

fished at the bozeman beach for a few hours this morning, pretty slow, jusst a few trout, no perch!! dang it!!

fishin247 · « **Reply #75 on:** Jan 09, 2011, 09:55 PM »

My only thing about eating the fish is I know that the FWP puts some of the old breeding stock in the pond so the trout can get a little old and not so tasty.

HuntMT4Life · « **Reply #76 on:** Jan 09, 2011, 10:16 PM »

Anyone know where to pull some perch out of this pond and what they are biting on?

Jberg440 · « **Reply #77 on:** Jan 10, 2011, 12:28 PM »

We caught alot of smaller perch last night, nothing huge biggest was 8in, and a few rainblows, but the GF had fun so thats all that matters right? They were hitting on ratfinkees and a perch colored forage minnow, both tipped with maggots around 20fow. Good luck fishin'!

HuntMT4Life · « **Reply #78 on:** Jan 10, 2011, 02:14 PM »

Where you fishing the south end of the lake, or where were you located? Thanks

the man 2 · « **Reply #79 on:** Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 PM »

Have fished both the Gallatin rec. area pond and the mall pond the past week or so. Had a little better luck at the gallatin rec area, but both places were pretty slow. A few weeks ago I had a good day out on the mall pond, caught around 12 fish. Mostly perch and a few rainbows. Are there any other ponds to fish around Bozeman or Belgrade area? I have read people posting about an Oak pond, is that just another name for one of these ponds? Any info would be appreciated!

RobG · « **Reply #80 on:** Feb 29, 2012, 10:10 AM »

To get to Oak Street just drive west on Oak from 19th. The ponds are on the right about 1.5 miles down, after the small S-turn in the road (which is just past Davis Street). The ice on the first one seems questionable to me, but the back pond is usually pretty solid. Just trout and suckers in there, nothing special, but the kids can also sled on the hill if they get board.

rg

the man 2 · « **Reply #81 on:** Feb 29, 2012, 09:49 PM »

I went out to the Oak ponds today. Caught a few rainbows minutes after putting my line in the water, and I left the bait at home, so I was just using a swedish pimple with a bare hook and got a few. Within 20 mins of getting there I had caught 3 small rainbows, then a bad wind/snow storm picked up, so I stuck around for a few more mins with no luck and got out of there. Nothing big out of there, but 3 rainbows in around 30 min of fishing isn't bad. Its fun to just catch some, even if they aren't very big. Around 4 inches of ice there, I just fished a few yards out from the parking area.

Bransummitt97 · « **Reply #82 on:** Feb 07, 2018, 07:58 PM »

I fished EGRA bozeman beach today from 12pm to 6pm and caught 3 perch. 23 feet of water on northeast side. Saw school after school on the finder, but most fish would not bite, just hover next to the jig. Seems like fishing pressure has made them smart. No bites on spoons or jigging baits, only fish caught were on ratfinkies. Probly would have gotten more bites if i was there in the morning vs afternoon.

Noon · « **Reply #83 on:** Feb 08, 2018, 09:11 AM »

What are the ice conditions? Weather has been funky and I am curious how the ice is holding up in town.

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Author Topic: Bozeman area ponds (Read 14314 times)