Walleye and Trout Fishing Updates in the Helena Area Reservoirs 8.3.26

Montana’s Missouri River reservoirs are delivering varied summer fishing as fish patterns shift across Canyon Ferry, Hauser, and Holter. This week’s FWP report notes walleye, rainbow trout, perch, and kokanee salmon, along with recommended depths, locations, and lure approaches. At Canyon Ferry, walleye slowed on the south end but is strengthening mid-reservoir, with anglers using bottom bouncers and slow-death rigs or worm harnesses in 20 to 30 feet. North-end walleyes are reported around Hellgate Bay and main-reservoir points. Rainbow fishing has dipped as fish move deeper, though some are still caught on cowbells and deep-diving rapalas. Hauser highlights rainbows below Canyon Ferry Dam and walleye around weed beds near the Causeway Bridge, while Holter emphasizes kokanee between Log Gulch and the Dam and walleye near Willow Creek and Cottonwood Creek.