Don Wilkins' Weekly Fort Peck Fishing Report 7.16.26

Don Wilkins’ Weekly Fort Peck Fishing Report outlines where anglers may find walleye, lake trout, northern pike, and salmon across recent conditions at Fort Peck. For walleye, it recommends crawlers and slow death hooks with either a single bead or a small prop spinner in 15–25 feet of water, while noting larger fish have been deeper and taking jigs and crawlers. Lake trout are described as schooling on deep flats at 105–125 feet, though the report says fish movement is making day-to-day targeting harder. Northern pike are reported “pretty much everywhere,” with trolling crankbaits in 25–35 feet, casting spoons in the weeds, and dragging minnows on jigs behind the boat. For salmon, 8-inch flashers and flies work best, with most fish at 55–80 feet, while trolling speed is 2.1–2.2.