New to ice fishing

[BigKirby]

Hey. I've been fly fishing all my life but this year I decided to pull the trigger on some ice fishing equipment. I'm super excited to get into some pike and perch, any general recommendations close-ish to missoula would be really cool. Glad to be here.

[SpitzoMT]

WELCOME TO YA, GOOD LUCK & HAVE A GREAT SEASON !!

[albo]

https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=98887.0

Upsata is one of my go to places near Missoula

[G fish]

https://www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-news/fwp-several-blackfoot-valley-lakes-experience-winter-fish-mortality

Albo. Upsata may have experienced a winter kill not sure if ya seen this.

[PerchPounderMT]

Hey. I've been fly fishing all my life but this year I decided to pull the trigger on some ice fishing equipment. I'm super excited to get into some pike and perch, any general recommendations close-ish to missoula would be really cool. Glad to be here.

Upsata,frenchtown,Elmo,Salmon,Browns,Georgetown,Seeley....so many to choose from.WELCOME!     

[albo]

https://www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-news/fwp-several-blackfoot-valley-lakes-experience-winter-fish-mortality

Albo. Upsata may have experienced a winter kill not sure if ya seen this.

thanks G Fish, I know Browns winter kills every few years. Hope it only killed the dinks in Upsata

[BigKirby]

Thanks for the info! Gives me a great few places to start.

[PyroZuki]

Hey. I've been fly fishing all my life but this year I decided to pull the trigger on some ice fishing equipment. I'm super excited to get into some pike and perch, any general recommendations close-ish to missoula would be really cool. Glad to be here.

PerchPounder listed the ideals, but Nevada can produce some nice perch too.
While they ain't big, you can usually catch a ton of perch in Beavertail.

Good luck!


Pyro