Articles with the Tag: Fishing
RONAN – By the doorway of French, Grainey and Williams Law Offices in downtown Ronan is a picture of former attorney John D. French holding a 12-pound fish. Below the portrait is a sign: “Gone Fishing.” “There is a good story behind that picture,” Attorney Phil Grainey said. ...
Fishermen, Warming conditions have a tendency to cause the fishing in the reservoirs to slow as they warm beyond the fish’s comfort level. Flathead Lake on the other hand warms to a point that increases the fish’s activity level. Polson Bay being especially affected the perch and small mout...
WOODS BAY — Young and old anglers alike turned up early Thursday morning with the hopes of landing a few fish during the 23rd annual Fishing Without Barriers event on Flathead Lake. The event gives the elderly and disabled an opportunity to fish in boats and along the shore at Saddle Horn Resort in Woo...
The smallmouth bass, distinguishable by it’s connected dorsal fins and an upper jawbone that extends to about the middle of the eye, can weigh in at almost 12 pounds but for anglers looking to land one of these large fish, catching a smallmouth bass even half of that weight is an impressive feat. On...
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PABLO — Two mussel-fouled boats detected April 1 at the watercraft inspection station in Pablo reinforced the need for this year’s early opening. The aquatic invaders were found on the third day of operations in the parking lot of Salish Kootenai College’s Joe McDonald Health and Fitness...
Fishermen: This is my third fishing report in as many weeks. If you wonder why, it is because I am excited and there’s a need that only you all can fill. The problem is too many fish. When any species gets over populated, their close proximity and a diminishing food supply weakens them to a point th...
Fishermen, As good as the perch fishing was in the river below and at Polson, my thought was that the fishing will be as good or better in East Bay (extreme east side of Polson Bay) when the ice comes on. We had early ice around Thanksgiving and the small amount of time I spent on it showed great promi...
Fishermen, A week of continuous temperatures below freezing, no snow, and no wind made ideal conditions for ice to come on hard and fast. After spending the Thanksgiving holiday hunting with my son, Andrew in the Billings area, my first priority was to check out local ice to determine what I could safely ...