Articles with the Tag: Mack Days

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake will begin Friday, March 19, and end on Sunday, May 16.  This lake trout angling event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with up to $225,000 in cas...

News from CSKT  FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2020 Fall Mack Days Fishing event ended Nov. 15 with a total of 14,821 lake trout entries turned in by 138 anglers.   The 10-week long event was the longest Mack Days event ever.  The 2020 fall total entries were not the best or the worst of...

News from CSKT  FLATHEAD LAKE – A total of 14,066 lake trout have been entered so far in the 2020 Fall Mack Days fishing event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.  Mack Days are a management tool used by fisheries managers to reduce the number of non-native lake ...

News from CSKT, Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE ­— The 2020 Fall Mack Days event has been one anglers won’t soon forget. This year’s event began with hot sunny weather and waters way too flat for good fishing.  Anglers were enjoying the weather but looking for a little shad...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — Up to $200,000 in cash and prizes, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, will be awarded to participating anglers at the conclusion of the 2020 Fall Mack Days event, which ends Nov. 15.   Mack Days are used as a tool by CSKT to reduce the ...

With fall, swimmers disappear from the increasingly frigid waters of Flathead Lake, and anglers, bundled up on boats or casting from shore, begin to hunt for wily mackinaw or lake trout.  It’s a sport that’s not only sanctioned, but actively encouraged by the Confederated Salish and Koote...

News from CSKT The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Mack Days fishing contest continues daily through Nov. 15 on Flathead Lake. The semiannual fishing derby, which boasts up to $200,000 in cash and prizes, includes lottery drawings, prizes for top anglers and tagged fish worth $100-$10,000...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE – The 2020 Fall Mack Days event began Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will end Sunday, Nov. 15. The event will be one week longer because the spring event was shortened, due to COVID-19.   There will be up to $200,000 in cash and prizes awarded at the conclusion of the ev...

News from CSKT Natural Resources Department FLATHEAD LAKE – The 2020 Spring Mack Days fishing event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ended on June 28 with a total of 27,331 lake trout entries.  The six-week event was three weeks shorter than any other spring event, ...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE – Anglers are at the halfway point of the 2020 Spring Mack Days extended fishing event.  Blustery winds and rain were hampering even the hardiest of lake trout anglers Saturday and Sunday. Friday was the calmest day of the weekend with a total of 1,564 lake tro...