Hello folks. So I'm a new member, having joined IceShanty last winter, and am in need of the requisite number of posts to view the reports page. Rather than clutter the forum with a wasted thread, I figured I'd make my first post potentially useful and fish for answers to two questions I have.
First, does anyone know of a source to check in order to find out the current temperature of Flathead Lake? I know the USGS maintains a useful website for streamflows/water temperatures, but does such a site exist for our lakes?
Second, does anyone have a rough water temperature regarding when the lake trout begin to appear in the shallows? I'd like to pursue lakers for the first time this spring, but only own a drift-boat and a canoe. I will therefore be limited to pecking at the shallower areas of the lake, and am interested as to when fishing is feasible for shore anglers and such vessels.
Thanks in advance for your responses!