Hungry Horse/Koocanusa?

[jimmerjammer]

I was wondering if anyone ice fishes Hungry Horse of Lake Koocanusa, or if these big lakes even ice up at all anywhere. i have never been to either, but have seen some pictures of huge fish that come out of both of them, but only summertime pics.

[MT204]

Neither. The problem is that "if" they freeze the water is being drawn down over the winter and you end up with the ice above the water. Have seen pictures of the water 6-8 feet below the ice.

[PerchAssault]

Exactly right, too great of water fluctuations, especially at Kookanuse. Now if you want to catch rainbows and bull trout in the fall, from late Sep into early Dec, that is when the lake is prime.  Troll Lyman plugs or big streamer near the surface and hang on.  WWW.Mofisch.com has all the info you need to be successful, just read the fishing reports.  Or hire Bob for a day, learn it firsthand and be an expert in 8 hours!

[jimmerjammer]

Cool, thanks guys. I would love to make it up there sometime, had a few friends from up there and they swore by koocanusa and how beautiful it is, not to mention the fish!