The fishing is Fair to Good. Trout are very active right now. Best Flies: Thin Mints, Damsel Nymphs, Renegades Best Lures: Copper or Gold spoons Best Baits: Nightcrawlers or Red Powerbait
Lucas HalvorsonJune 18, 2022
Twin Buttes is the second largest of the Plains Lakes around 250 acres and is known to produce amazing brown trout, and also has rainbows and cutthroat. The easiest access to the plains lakes is 8.5 miles form the Fly Store down Highway 230 at Pahlow Lane. Please be mindful of your speed on the access roads to the lakes.
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Recent Reports
The fishing is Fair to Good. Spawn is dying down but still plenty of active fish. Best Flies: Thin Mints, Hot Head Leeches, Egg Patterns Best Lures: Copper or Gold spoons Best Baits: Nightcrawlers or Red Powerbait
Lucas HalvorsonMay 25, 2022
The fishing is Fair to Good. Rainbows in full spawn and we're seeing plenty of good fish coming out. Best Flies: Thin Mints, Hot Head Leeches, Egg Patterns Best Lures: Copper or Gold spoons Best Baits: Nightcrawlers or Red Powerbait
Lucas HalvorsonMay 1, 2022
The Spawn is On! Reds have been reported and the fishing has been fair. Be carful wadding around the reds so as not to disturb spawning rainbows. Best flies right now: Hot head leech both balanced and non-balanced, leech patterns, egg patterns. Best Baits: read and orange eggs.
Christopher RiceApril 25, 2022
The fishing is Fair to Good. Ice is completely off and the rainbows and cutthroat should be getting into prespawn. Best Flies: Thin Mints, Hot Head Leeches, Scuds Best Lures: Copper or Gold spoons Best Baits: Nightcrawlers or Red Powerbait
Lucas HalvorsonApril 8, 2022
The fishing is Fair to Good. On and off, but plenty of large trout being caught. Ice: 6-12 Pink or UV jigs with night crawlers or powerbait
Lucas HalvorsonFebruary 19, 2022
Twin is capped and had 2"-5" on the areas we checked. 5" solid on the east end by the first outhouse. Boat ramp had about 4" of ice. Several groups of fishermen out. Fishing was fair.
Fly StoreDecember 18, 2021
The west half the lake from the first bay all the way past boat dock was completely open and chewing on the ice shelf with the wind. East half was mostly covered with a couple of pot holes open in the middle. Looks to be a bit before any luck on this one.
Fly StoreDecember 11, 2021
The fishing is Good right now. Browns are in pre-spawn. Best flies right now: Hot Head Leech, Slump Buster, Thin Mint Best Lures: Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout or Gold Spoons Best Baits: Leeches, Nightcrawlers
Lucas HalvorsonOctober 9, 2021