Ackley Lake Club

Ackley Lake Club The Ackley Lake Club is a citizen created organization established to sustain and improve recreation

The Ackley Lake Club is a citizen created organization established to sustain and improve recreational facilities and opportunities at Ackley Lake. The lake is one of only a few easily accessible public recreational camping, boating, fishing and water sport resources in Central Montana. Local citizens have deemed this facility valuable and are committed to make sure it remains viable now and for future generations of users.

04/10/2026

Save the date for the 2026 Summer Classic Fishing Derby Fundraiser - June 6th & 7th at Ackley Lake. Prizes for the largest and smallest fish, as well as door and raffle prizes! Registration available onsite.

The 2026 Woodsy Cup Ice Fishing Derby was well attended, and the fish were biting and fighting. Congrats to our winners...
02/02/2026

The 2026 Woodsy Cup Ice Fishing Derby was well attended, and the fish were biting and fighting. Congrats to our winners! (apologies for spelling errors)

Adult Trout Division:
1st Robert Payne – 19.00” 2.64lbs
2nd Josh Rickiefs – 18.75” 2.26lbs
3rd Stan Tarishian – 17.5” 2.32lbs

Kids Trout Division:
1st Ryan Deegan – 18.75” 2.44lbs
2nd Kelby Derks – 17.75” 1.9lbs
3rd Jaxon Fox – 17.00” 1.84lbs

Smallest Fish:
Bill Lee – 11.5” 0.46lbs

We’d like to acknowledge our wonderful sponsors. Send some business there way!

Prize Doners:
Sportscenter, PJG Motorsports, 1st Bank of Montana, Big Sky Processing, Moore Farmers Oil, Central Drilling, JBC Farms, Timberline Home Improvement, Montana Feed Store, Oxen Yoke Inn, Tall Boys Tavern, Fleet Supply, Gateway Café, and Grey Duck Grocery

Cash Doners:
Central Montana Veterinary Service, Deichmann Livestock Brokerage, E&E Trucking, Erickson’s 9:25 Insurance, Keith Braaten, Lewistown Honda, Lewistown Livestock, Stockman Bank, United Country Northwest Realty & Auction

Our upcoming summer derby will be June 6th & 7th. We’d love to see you there!

01/31/2026

Beautiful morning out at Ackley. Derby is today!

01/30/2026

The 2026 Woodsy Cup Derby is this Saturday! As of today the ice measured at 6-7 inches. Be responsible for your own safety and check yourself before proceeding. This video was taken today (1/29). We look forward to seeing you all!

Join us for a fun day of fishing! If you can’t make the derby our raffle prizes are an excellent way to support the lak...
01/20/2026

Join us for a fun day of fishing! If you can’t make the derby our raffle prizes are an excellent way to support the lake. You don’t have to be present to win. Send us a message if you would like to purchase some!

01/12/2026

ALC members get together to make our state park shine!

01/08/2026

Ackley Lake Club will be hosting a cleanup party this Saturday 1/10, 10am at Ackley Lake. Volunteers welcome to lend a hand.

2026 Woodsy Cup Ice Fishing Derby Fundraiser - January 31st at Ackley Lake. Prizes for the largest and smallest fish, a...
12/12/2025

2026 Woodsy Cup Ice Fishing Derby Fundraiser - January 31st at Ackley Lake. Prizes for the largest and smallest fish, as well as door and raffle prizes! Registration is available onsite.

A huge thank you to the Ackley Lake Club volunteers who helped trim trees and stack limbs around Ackley Lake. Thanks al...
11/09/2025

A huge thank you to the Ackley Lake Club volunteers who helped trim trees and stack limbs around Ackley Lake. Thanks also to Mark Stordahl for leaving some treats!

The Ackley Lake State Park swimming area with parking is nearing completion.
11/09/2025

The Ackley Lake State Park swimming area with parking is nearing completion.

09/23/2025

🐟🐅Tiger Muskies🐅🐟
In May 2024, angler Dan Caricaburu-Lundin of Great Falls arrived at the same location with a similar mission. However, he was far more experienced and focused. His friend had caught a world record tiger in New Mexico in 2022, and Caricaburu- Lundin was determined to land a bigger one. He felt confident enough about his prospects to announce his intention on social media.

He was also smart enough to leave his fly rod behind, fishing with a homemade plug crafted in his own garage. He had caught plenty of tiger muskies on previous trips, and as soon as one struck, he knew he had a record-class fish on the line. On shore, the fish measured just over 45 inches long.

The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) later confirmed it as a new world record length, beating out his friend’s previous record by about 6 inches.

Oddly, what it didn’t beat was the Montana state record, a 50-inch beast weighing more than 38 pounds caught by Leo Cantin in Deadman’s Basin Reservoir in 2011.

Whether you’re going after a moose or a muskie, official world record status must be certified by the appropriate organization. To ensure credibility, the process involves verification and paperwork that some hunters and anglers choose not to go through.

Thus, Caricaburu-Lundin’s new world record from Ackley wasn’t even the largest of its kind taken in the state—just the largest registered with the IGFA. And according to FWP biologists, the next few years may produce a new state record, world record, or both.

Read more here:https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/montana-outdoors/2025/so25/so25-tiger-muskies.pdf

Address

1031 Ackley Access Road
Hobson, MT
59452

Telephone

+14063500690

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