laurel pond

[sturg28]

i fished laurel pond today the ice was 6in thick and i caught 12 trout and found out the whole damn pond is only like 7 to 10 feet deep in the middle.

[OUTHNTN]

GREAT PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS AND WATCH THEM CATCH FISH, BUT NOT TOO EXCITING OTHER THAN THAT.  GLAD YOU GOT SOME! GOOD FISHIN' - OH

[sturg28]

do you know any places around billings with some bigger fish?? 3 weeks of lake elmo and laurel are kind boring me out so it would be nice to find a better place thanks!

[OUTHNTN]

PETROLIA RES(WALLEYE, PIKE, PERCH) & YELLOWATER RES(BIG TROUT) JUST NORTH OF ROUNDUP.  THEY'RE ABOUT A 1.5 HR DRIVE FROM BILLINGS, BUT USUALLY WORTH IT.  YOU MAY ALSO TRY ANITA RES BY HUNTLEY.  NOT SURE WHAT ALL'S IN THERE, BUT I BELIEVE PIKE, PERCH, BLUEGILL, CATFISH.  SMALL BUT A FRIEND FISHES IT AND SAYS IT'S USUALLY GOOD FOR SOME NICE FISH.  GOOD FISHIN' - OH

[sturg28]

i thought all the fish in yellowwater reservoir died out???

[OUTHNTN]

I HEARD THAT TOO, BUT DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.  I'LL DO SOME CHECKING. - OH

[fishin7]

Haven't been up to Yellowater yet this year but talked to a old guy who said he caught a mess of trout and one 5 pounder last week. 

[Krakkon]

I fished Yellow water 2 weeks ago and not even a bit all day.. There was 4 other people there and they didnt pull anything out either..

[MrMarty51]

i fished laurel pond today the ice was 6in thick and i caught 12 trout and found out the whole damn pond is only like 7 to 10 feet deep in the middle.

[frostylemonade]

We ate a 14" rainbow out of there last week and it tasted great!  It was smoked though so the slow cooking may have made any weird tastes less noticable

[MrMarty51]

We ate a 14" rainbow out of there last week and it tasted great!  It was smoked though so the slow cooking may have made any weird tastes less noticable

[krankbait]

I took the boys out for a while yesterday and we caught 9 with 1 of them being about 13". The ice was soft for the first couple of inches but was good the rest of the way. There's about 10-12" of ice.

[fishjunkie]

 i take My kids there A lot IN the Summer IN ever eat them they are ever soft
catch and release for ME

[CMAK]

anyone hit up laurel pond this year??

[MTHarpooner]

Hey, CMAK, funny you should mention that. We're going tonight after work. I'm going to test out some new jigs.

[chucknduck]

Saw a could groups out fishing it on my way home. Must have been you harpooner

[MTHarpooner]

Yep, that was me, my dogs, my pal and his daughter. We iced zero, but I did have one bite large enough to nearly pull the ugly stick out of my hand and down the hole. I suspect the fish are over near the thin ice/open water where the aerators are. I suggested to my pal that he send his kid over there to find out, but neither one of us wanted to risk losing a rod, so that didn't happen.