Articles with the Tag: Fishing

News from CSKT Natural Resources Spring 2018 Mack Days began Friday, March 16 and will end Sunday, May 13. Anglers can fish for lake trout on Flathead Lake Tuesday through Sunday for a total of 51 days. Mack Days is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and is used as a fisheries...

Fishermen:  If you haven’t already made plans for the weekend, I have a fishing report that will expand your possibilities.   Last Saturday Casey Kopel and I caught eight lake trout near the shore south of Melita Island. We did best with a whole-fish setup in around a 50-foot depth. I s...

Each year people look forward to joining family or friends in the great outdoors. Some come together through hunting, fishing, hiking, viewing birds and other wildlife, photography, harvesting berries and mushrooms. Then there are some who enjoy solitude outdoors. There are endless activities to undertake in...

News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2018 spring Mack Days On Flathead Lake competition is sponsored by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.  Up to $225,000 in cash and prizes are available to win: one $10,000, t...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks KALISPELL – Biologists are using an innovative tool in the effort to prevent illegal fish introductions by identifying the source of the species and gaining new information that could catch the individual or individuals responsible. The Montana Departm...

Fishermen:  In the past, any good perch fishing that I knew of on Flathead Lake was over near the middle of October. My wife and I had our children coming from all over the country to spend their Thanksgiving vacation with us, because in my limited perspective of the ideal, I’m of the mind that...

News from Montana State Parks Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) announced that snow plowing will be discontinued at several state parks in Northwestern Montana beginning Dec. 1. Following budget cuts for fiscal year 2018, winter road maintenance will be discontinued at the West Shore and Big Ar...

News from CSKT Natural Resources 2017 Fall Mack Days will end on Nov. 12 after eight weeks of lake trout fishing on Flathead Lake. Up to $150,000 in cash and prizes sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will be awarded on the last day. Six weeks of the event are complete. A total of 1...

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes The third weekend of 2017 Fall Mack Days was a rock and roll weekend for the lake trout anglers on Flathead Lake. The boats were high in the air in some cases on Friday-Sunday with wind gusts blowing off and on all weekend. Winds brought on huge wave...

News from Montana State Parks  HELENA – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) invites the public to participate in National Public Lands Day (NPLD) events held at participating state parks on Saturday, Sept. 30. National Public Lands Day is the largest annual volunteer event occurring in...