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FVTU January General Meeting

Fisheries in the Crown of the Continent – Glacier National Park     While Glacier National Park is renowned for its spectacular scenery, wildlife and hiking opportunities, the Park also supports vital populations of native fish and an active fisheries management program. A male is able to get an...

It’s a Merry Christmas on LPO

Got a note this morning on the current status of the kokanee population on Lake Pend Oreille and it looks like continued good news. As you all know, Idaho Fish and Game began netting predatory lake trout in Pend Oreille in 2006 following the crash of the kokanee population...

Lipstick on a Mackinaw

In a master stroke of propaganda, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 1 put out a news release last week for the annual bull trout redd counts for the North and Middle forks of the Flathead River. Spawning Surveys in the Flathead Show Positive Results for Bull Trout The...

Montana Trout Unlimited offers $10,000 to help hook illegal-introduction culprits

Montana Trout Unlimited is upping the ante in the fight against illegal fish introductions that threaten Montana’s world-class trout fisheries. The organization is pledging $10,000 to Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to offer rewards for information leading to arrest and conviction of people who illegally plant fish...

Fish The Fish Raises $15,000 for Breast Cancer Recovery

Congratulations to the Whitefish Knotty Nymyphs. Here’s the good news from their press release Inaugural Fish the Fish Event Raises $15,000 for Breast Cancer Recovery WHITEFISH; September X, 2013 – Hundreds attended a new community event called Fish the Fish, held August 13 at Whitefish Mountain Resort, and helped...

CSKT Tribal Council Recommends a Preferred Alternative

CONFEDERATED SALISH & KOOTENAI TRIBES Natural Resources Department Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation P.O. Box 278 Pablo, MT 59855 (406) 675-2700 extension 7299 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        Contact: Germaine White —  germainew@cskt.org Information and Education Specialist Thursday, September 12, 2013 ************************************************************************************* You tadalafil online no...

Here’s what you SHOULD be hearing from FWP on the Flathead Lake DEIS

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is staffed by talented managers and biologists doing great work for Montana’s fish, wildlife, and parks around the state. Unfortunately, FWP managers are choosing speculation over peer-reviewed science and sound economics to drum up opposition to the Flathead Lake Draft Environmental Impact Statement...

FVTU Comments on 2014 Regulation Changes

Don Skaar Fish Management Bureau Chief Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks P.O. Box 200701 Helena, MT 59601 Dear Don, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on proposed Montana fishing regulation changes for 2014. Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited (FVTU) consists of more than 300 Montana anglers and conservation-minded individuals...

Fish The Fish 2013

A new community event called Fish the Fish will offer an afternoon of unique activities and entertainment to the public, including a fly fishing expo, vintage travel trailer tour, fly fishing casting competition and a raffle for significant prizes benefiting breast cancer survivors. Fish the Fish will be held...

Help Protect the Smith River

Action Alert from Montana Trout Unlimited Tell Montana DEQ TODAY to require an EIS and better data for a proposed mining exploration in the Sheep Creek drainage of the Smith River. The Canadian mining company Tintina Alaska, Inc., wants to excavate a mile-long exploration tunnel near Sheep Creek, an...