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Articles with the Tag: Fishing

CSKT welcomes comments on draft regulations

News from CSKT Natural Resource Dept. FLATHEAD RESERVA- TION — The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes announce the availability of the March 1, 2024, to Feb. 28, 2025, Flathead Indian Reservation Joint Tribal/State Fishing and Bird Hunting and Recreation Regulations and proposed changes. Th...

Warm water prompts fishing closures, restrictions

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that full fishing closures and hoot-owl restrictions will be in effect starting July 26 on portions of some rivers and creeks in western and southwestern Montana. Full fishing closures prohibit ...

State considers ‘hoot owl’ restrictions on northwest Montana rivers for first time State considers ‘hoot owl’ restrictions on northwest Montana rivers for first time

MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials in northwest Montana are considering instituting “hoot owl” fishing restrictions for the first time on the Flathead River, as well as others, as warm weather and low streamflows threaten the region’s trout, particularly westslope ...

Conservation license required to access most state lands

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Working with the 68th Legislature, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) simplified licensing requirements on state lands as part of Governor Gianforte’s Red Tape Re...

Valley Views

Fishermen,  River is fishable. Moiese slough, buffalo rapids catching trout and smallies. Great places to fly fish.  Sloans to little Bitterroot River for pike, just before you hit the other side of the little Bitterroot before you there are brown trout. Bass are in just about any rocky areas...

Public review begins for fish preservation project

News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park is seeking public comment by June 14, 2023, on an environmental assessment proposing westslope cutthroat and bull trout preservation in Gunsight Lake. The EA is available for public review and comment for 30 days on the National ...

Go fish Go fish

Fishermen,   Perch are biting at East Bay. We caught 200 and I’m filleting 80 right now. Also, lake trout at Big Arm in 50 feet and up at the Delta. Caught on Rattle D Zastor. I’ve got a new setup: a dropper below a flat jig. Trolling at Angel Point West. Swan and Lake Mary are st...

2023 Spring Mack Days to begin 2023 Spring Mack Days to begin

News from the CSKT Natural Resources Department FLATHEAD LAKE— 2023 Spring Mack Days will begin on Thursday, March 16. The days are getting longer and the number of days before 2023 Spring Mack Days begins are getting shorter. It is time to bring out the reels, poles, and lures and start planning ...

CSKT announces proposed Non-Tribal Member hunting and recreation regulations

News from the CSKT Natural Resources Department FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes announce the availability of the March 1, 2023 to Feb. 28, 2024 Flathead Indian Reservation Joint Tribal/State Fishing and Bird Hunting and Recreation Regulations and proposed chang...

Mac Man Mac Man

Fishermen, if you weren’t able to get as many whitefish fillets in your freezer as you would like now you have an opportunity to finish the job with perch. Right now, I believe the perch fishery is at a tipping point where overpopulation is going to make them very susceptible to a disease. The last tim...


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