Size
342ac
Boat Launch
Carry-in Launch
Toilet
No
Boat Dock
Species in Lake Montello
Bluegill
Pumpkinseed
Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Northern pike
Crappie
Perch
Rock bass
Overview
Because of the shallow water here, topwater lures are popular when the weeds thicken in summer. Quality panfish are aggressive year-round.
Lake Montello Map
Fishing Regulations
Special Fishing Regulations: This lake has special fishing regulations that differ from statewide or border water regulations for those species identified below and take precedence. Regulations listed below are currently in place. Visit the fishing regulations page for links to upcoming regulations for specific lakes.
Special Species Regulations
- Bullheads: Open All Year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited.
- Catfish: Open All Year: See specific species regulations in this group.
- Channel Catfish: Open All Year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25, 25 in total, but only 24 if one flathead catfish is included.
- Cisco And Whitefish: Open All Year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10.
- Flathead Catfish: May 2, 2026 to September 30, 2026: The minimum length is 30, but flathead catfish from 36” to 42” may not be kept.The daily bag limit is 1.
- Lake Sturgeon: Closed: No fishing allowed.
- Largemouth Bass And Smallmouth Bass: May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027: The minimum length limit is 14” and the daily bag limit is 5.
- Muskellunge And Hybrids: May 2, 2026 to December 31, 2026 on open water: The minimum length limit is 40” and the daily bag limit is 1.
- Northern Pike: May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027: The minimum length limit is 26” and the daily bag limit is 2.
- Paddlefish: Closed: No fishing allowed.
- Panfish: Open All Year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25.
- Rock, Yellow, And White Bass: Open All Year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited.
- Rough Fish: Open All Year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited.
- Round Goby: Open All Year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office.
- Ruffe: Open All Year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office.
- Shovelnose Sturgeon: Closed: No fishing allowed.
- Trout: See specific regulations: See Trout Regulations
- Walleye, Sauger, And Hybrids: May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027: The minimum length limit is 15” and the daily bag limit is 3.
- White Perch: Open All Year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office.
Forage
Shiners, mud minnows, carp and young-of-the-year.
Weather
71°Feels like 71°
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54°
--54°6:12 AM
7:47 PM
0 mph
West
0 in
Rain
30.06 inHg
Rising
MondayMo
-- / 54°
TuesdayTu
82° / 64°
WednesdayWe
81° / 59°
ThursdayTh
81° / 55°
FridayFr
81° / 58°
SaturdaySa
80° / 63°
Moon Phase
August 24, 2026
87% Illumination
waxing gibbous, getting brighter
MondayMo08/24
TuesdayTu08/25
WednesdayWe08/26
ThursdayTh08/27
FridayFr08/28
SaturdaySa08/29
SundaySu08/30
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Top Fish Species
Bluegill
2-9 in
Length Range
6 in
Length Range
2024
Surveyed
Abundance (CPUE)
Understanding Abundance
Abundance ratings are based on Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) measurements conducted by the MN DNR, and represent a snapshot of a species population at a given point in time
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Survey cadence may vary by state and water body.Species Lengths
