Outdoors

FLATHEAD LAKE - ­The one hundred fish limit was on the minds of many anglers on Friday, May 1, of the 2025 Spring Mack Days fishing event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Ten anglers turned in their 100 fish limits of lake trout. The bite was on for them to have a perfect day of fishing on Flathead Lake. Total fish count on Friday was 2,544, which is the second highest day ever for fish entries. Highest day of fish entries was 3,030 on March 17 of 2017. The 2017 weekend total that first weekend was 6,138 and has been the record until week eight of 2025 that came to 6,451. It was a busy weekend for anglers. On Saturday there were 2,389 lake trout entries and on S...

News from USDA, NRCS BOZEMAN — April ushered in the transition from winter to spring in the Montana snowpack accumulation season. “Most SNOTEL sites have passed peak Snow Water Equivalent “SWE” accumulation for the season,” said Florence Miller, USDA Natural Resources Conse...

News from USDA, NRCS BOZEMAN — April ushered in the transition from winter to spring in the Montana snowpack accumulation season. “Most SNOTEL sites have passed peak Snow Water Equivalent “SWE” accumulation for the season,” said Florence Miller, USDA Natural Resources Conse...

  News from Ride the Hiawatha MONTANA - The Route of the Hiawatha - Scenic Bike Trail is a gentle 15 mile downhill pedal, featuring 10 dark train tunnels and seven sky-high historic steel railroad trestles, located just off I-90 close to the Montana -Idaho border.  This family friendly bike ...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE - The lake trout are still hitting the jigs and lures making for great fishing on Flathead Lake during 2025 Spring Mack Days. Angler totals are going up and the total for the 2025 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event has hit a new high. At the end of the 7th week of fishing 46,586...

POLSON — The Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen hosted a hands-on youth education event on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hobby Horse Place LLC, aimed at preparing young riders for responsible and skilled travel in Montana’s backcountry. Designed with the next generation in mind, the eve...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — Fish on, fish on, and fish on! 2025 Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake is on course for a new record of lake trout entries. There are three weekends left in this event, which is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The event ends on Saturday, May 10...

News from Fellowship Fitness POLSON — On Saturday, May 3, at 9 a.m. a 5K Fun Run will be held by Fellowship Fitness as a fundraiser to support free wellness opportunities for all.  Fellowship Fitness was established in October 2022 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in partnership with...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – The drawings for Montana deer and elk permits and for nonresident combination licenses are complete and applicants can check their results online. This is the fifth year of the new online application process, which allows Fish, Wildlife & P...

News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE - Mack Days fishing events on Flathead Lake are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and are used as a tool to reduce the non-native lake trout and increase native bull trout and westslope cutthroat in Flathead Lake. The event continues until Saturday, Ma...