14 public boat ramps on published waters near Kalispell.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Kalispell; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Flathead Lake
Recorded in Flathead Lake: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Lake Whitefish, and Arctic Grayling.
Surveyed depths in Flathead Lake reach 380 ft.
- 1Somers: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 9.4 mi from downtown.
- 4Bigfork: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 14.7 mi from downtown.
- 6Eagle Cove Landing Site: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 24.3 mi from downtown.
- 7Rocky Bar Landing Site: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 24.6 mi from downtown.
- 8Skeeko Bay Landing Site: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 24.8 mi from downtown.
- 9Osprey Cove Landing Site: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 24.8 mi from downtown.
- 10Driftwood Point Landing Site: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 26 mi from downtown.
- 11Walstad: boat ramp on Flathead Lake, ≈ 27.1 mi from downtown.
Echo Lake
Recorded in Echo Lake: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, and Lake Trout.
Surveyed depths in Echo Lake reach 70 ft.
- 2Echo Lake: boat ramp on Echo Lake, ≈ 13.7 mi from downtown.
Ashley Lake
Recorded in Ashley Lake: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Ashley Lake reach 200 ft.
- 3Ashley Lake Boat: boat ramp on Ashley Lake, ≈ 13.9 mi from downtown.
Tally Lake
Recorded in Tally Lake: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling, and Lake Trout.
Surveyed depths in Tally Lake reach 450 ft.
- 5Tally Lake Boat: boat ramp on Tally Lake, ≈ 19 mi from downtown.
Swan Lake
Recorded in Swan Lake: Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Arctic Grayling, and Smallmouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Swan Lake reach 120 ft.
- 12Swan Lake Boat: boat ramp on Swan Lake, ≈ 28.2 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Kalispell in November. Cutthroat Trout and Mountain Whitefish bite well.
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodCutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr69 watersGame fish
FreshwaterArctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus
Salmonidae
24 in6 lb7 yr19 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBrook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmonidae
30 in12 lb5 yr99 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodMountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni
Salmonidae
20 in3 lb6 yr3 watersGame fish












