Montana tournaments

McGregor Lake Tournaments

McGregor Lake contests, weigh-in towns and launches.

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Montana tournaments

The Big Sky contest schedule for McGregor Lake

Big Sky contest anglers get 1 dated event on McGregor Lake (1 ahead), and 0 posted results to study. Hosts who book McGregor Lake: The Lodge at McGregor Lake.

Soonest date: Lodge at McGregor Lake Fishing Derby on 2027-02-27.

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McGregor Lake events yet to run

DateEventHostStart pointCounty
2027-02-27 to 2027-02-28Lodge at McGregor Lake Fishing DerbyThe Lodge at McGregor LakeNot printedFlathead County

FWP approved contest lists and host pages, read November 12, 2026.

Details

Details printed beside every McGregor Lake event

Lodge at McGregor Lake Fishing Derby (2027-02-27 to 2027-02-28): fee line: $20 per Angler; the list gives the schedule as 02.27.2027 From 06:00-17:00 02.28.2027 From 06:00-15:00; fish named: rainbow and lake trout; planning for about 500 fishers.

Details as printed on the FWP approved contest lists (contests page), retrieved November 2026.

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The water

Treasure State angling on McGregor Lake without a number on your back

By FishMT count McGregor Lake takes in 1,522 acres. For limits and seasons McGregor Lake answers to FWP's Western fishing district. McGregor Lake touches Flathead County.

Anglers 12 and older buy a Conservation License, an aquatic invasive species pass and a fishing license; the 2026 Montana Fishing Regulations prints $8, $2 and $21 for a resident full season and $10, $7.50 and $100 for a nonresident.

1,522acres (FishMT)

Size as the FWP FishMT page for McGregor Lake prints it (FishMT), read November 12, 2026.

Montana FWP FishMT waterbody page for McGregor Lake, read November 12, 2026.

Limits

Limits that apply across McGregor Lake in the FWP booklet

The rules here are from the 2026 Montana Fishing Regulations, valid March 1, 2026 through the end of February 2027; FWP had published no 2027 booklet when this was checked.

Special rules the 2026 booklet lists for McGregor Lake

Heading as printedSectionRule as printedBooklet page
McGREGOR LAKEGeneralCrayfish: 20 daily and in possession; females with egg clusters or attached juveniles must be released.37

Where an exception line covers a species, it takes the place of the district standard.

2026 Montana Fishing Regulations, p. 37 (valid March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027; FWP PDF), read November 12, 2026.

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Launch sites

McGregor Lake launches and the hosts behind them

Mapped ramps for McGregor Lake

McGregor Lake organizers on the list

The Lodge at McGregor Lake1 event

McGregor Lake fields by county

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Other waters

Where else Montana hosts events than McGregor Lake

Photos

Blue-ribbon creeks, canyon lakes and wide rivers around McGregor Lake, pictured

Hebgen Lake, Montana
Hebgen Lake 281 mi
Photo: Forest Service Northern Region, CC BY 2.0
Flathead Lake, Montana
Flathead Lake 34 mi
Photo: Barbara Ann Spengler, CC BY 2.0
Flathead River, Montana
Flathead River 49 mi
Photo: GlacierNPS, Public domain
Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana
Canyon Ferry Lake 186 mi
Photo: Shawn Michael, CC BY 2.0
Photographs

Water near the McGregor Lake Montana tournament stops, on camera

Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell 27 mi
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 4.0
Kootenai River, Montana
Kootenai River 32 mi
Photo: Spend A Day Touring, LLC, CC BY-SA 2.0
Flathead Lake, Montana
Flathead Lake 34 mi
Photo: Barbara Ann Spengler, CC BY 2.0
Whitefish Lake, Montana
Whitefish Lake 36 mi
Photo: greg westfall, CC BY 2.0
Answers

McGregor Lake, answered for entrants

How many fields does McGregor Lake get?

1 dated event on file, 1 still ahead, plus 0 posted results.

Is a contest due on McGregor Lake soon?

Lodge at McGregor Lake Fishing Derby on 2027-02-27.

Why is there no average winning weight for McGregor Lake?

Each organizer picks its own format: two-angler walleye teams are posted in pounds, Mack Days counts lake trout entered and salmon events post weights. Scores appear as printed and are not averaged.

Which hosts bring contests to McGregor Lake?

The Lodge at McGregor Lake.

Where does a field on McGregor Lake gather before launch?

The pages read do not print a start point; ask the host.

What did the latest weigh-in on McGregor Lake show?

No posted result is on file for this water so far.

Can a nonresident fish a field on McGregor Lake?

Anglers 12 and older buy a Conservation License, an aquatic invasive species pass and a fishing license; the 2026 Montana Fishing Regulations prints $8, $2 and $21 for a resident full season and $10, $7.50 and $100 for a nonresident.

What is the route into an event on McGregor Lake?

Sign-up terms live with the host. Use the event name link, then reach the sponsor through its own page.

Could a trail list its McGregor Lake stops?

Club and derby dates come in through the Add a tournament button at the top.

Is an unlisted contest on McGregor Lake allowed?

Montana requires FWP approval for fishing contests, and FWP posts the approved ice and open-water lists on its contests page. This calendar reads those lists and adds results the organizers published; it was checked November 12, 2026.

Practice on McGregor Lake first

Everything FWP records about this water is on its page.

Know a tournament that is not listed?

Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.

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