Articles with the Tag: Melita Island

News from the Montana Council, Boy Scouts of America  BIG ARM – Montana Council, Boy Scouts of America, is underway with a woodland transformation project on Melita Island after devastating stress on trees due to root rot and dwarf mistletoe, in combination with defoliation by Tussock moth an...

MELITA ISLAND – With the nearest ocean nearly 600 miles away, many Montanans are surprised to learn that the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the waters here in Montana. “We are trying to create an awareness that the U.S. Coast Guard actually exists in Montana,” said U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary P...

Fishermen:  During the fall there are too many options and not enough time. With the fish working on building a nutritional surplus for winter, they become exceptionally active. The smallmouth bass are responsive to almost anything you throw at them, and the lake trout (mackinaw) have begun their pre...

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...

News from the Boy Scouts of America, Montana Council FLATHEAD LAKE — Electricity has been restored to the Boy Scouts’ Camp Melita Island. In October, 2014, the power cable finally succumbed to many years of exposure. The cable stretched from the mainland, along the bottom of Flathead Lake, to ...

News from Boy Scouts of America, Montana Council LAKE COUNTY — This fall, Montanans bought more than $2 million worth of Boy Scout popcorn through the Montana Council Popcorn Campaign. A portion of the proceeds from the Boy Scouts of America popcorn fundraiser help maintain Melita Island on Flathead...