Canyon Ferry Lake

Broadwater County, MT

MAYBEConfidence · Low
Best bite window
Tue · Oct 27, 4 AM → 8 AM (America/Denver)
Main reason
dry conditions across the window
Main risk
a front passing through

MAYBE on Canyon Ferry Lake — light winds and rising pressure after a passing system for this window. Watch a front passing through and pressure swinging. Weather-only read (no on-water history calibrating this yet).

Full read

The current fishing-weather read for Canyon Ferry Lake in Broadwater County, MT is MAYBE, with the best four-hour window on Tue, Oct 27 from 4 AM to 8 AM (America/Denver). The main factor in its favor is dry conditions across the window, and the main watch-out is a front passing through. During that window the forecast calls for wind near 7 mph out of the west, gusting to 18 mph, surface pressure near 875 hPa on an unstable trend, and rainfall totaling 0.00 inches over the four hours. Air temperature in the window sits near 37 °F, with a dominant forecast of overcast. Confidence in this read is low; it was generated October 26, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC, and reads refresh on a daily cadence. This is a weather-only read built from forecast weather alone; it does not yet use on-water reports, and confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

UPDATED October 26, 2026, 8:52 AM UTCBUCKET 2026-10-26ENGINE 0.7.0

Conditions at a glance

Wind
7mph

W · gust 18

Rain / Weather
0in

Overcast

Temp
37°F

3°C · hum 81%

Pressure
25.84inHg

Unstable

7-Day Fishing Forecast

One read per day — the bite call, the window, the weather behind it

  1. Mon · Oct 26
    7 PM → 11 PM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    50° / 32°F
    7 mph · Sgust 23
    0.07 in
    ↓ -7.3 hPa
  2. Tue · Oct 27
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    46° / 36°F
    7 mph · Wgust 18
    0.00 in
    → +1.3 hPa
  3. Wed · Oct 28
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    48° / 32°F
    6 mph · SEgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↑ +4.8 hPa
  4. Thu · Oct 29
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    48° / 30°F
    7 mph · NWgust 6
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.4 hPa
  5. Fri · Oct 30
    5 AM → 9 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    52° / 34°F
    4 mph · SEgust 11
    0.00 in
    ↓ -9.7 hPa
  6. Sat · Oct 31
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    54° / 37°F
    7 mph · NWgust 12
    0.00 in
    ↓ +2.2 hPa
  7. Sun · Nov 1
    4 AM → 8 AM
    MAYBE
    A front passing through
    52° / 36°F
    6 mph · SEgust 20
    0.04 in
    → +4.2 hPa

Last 3 days

Recent context — what just happened

Pressure
Unstable
+18.5 hPa over 72h
Rain
Wet stretch
0.71 in totallast 72h
Wind
Gusty
11 mph · gust 34 · SW
Temperature
Cooler
-23.8°F over 72h55–28°F range

Weather-only read. Confidence is capped until local water data or feedback exists.

About Canyon Ferry Lake

Surface area
33,500 acres
Managing agency
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Area Office
Dam
Canyon Ferry Dam (Missouri River)

Primary species: Rainbow trout, Yellow perch, Walleye.

Nearby waters

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