Category: Native Fish

Fish will feel the stress caused by low flows, higher water temperatures and competition for space and food.  Low water conditions in spring and fall can cause spawning failures and increased predation on young fish.   Also, fish will “group up” to take advantage of pools where the water is...

  The following is a letter sent to the CSKT Tribal Council regarding our selection of Barry Hansen and Les Evarts of the Tribal Fisheries Department to be honored at our 2015 Annual Banquet for their work in protecting and restoring native fish in the Flathead Valley. Dear Chairman...

I would venture to guess that there are lots of fishermen, hunters and outdoors folks out there who were heavily influenced by Reuben W. Eschmeyer but, believe they have never even heard the name. I was recently reminded recently of how important our early experiences influence our environmental and...

In 1989 an Environmental Assessment was completed by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to assess the potential impacts of walleye introductions west of the Continental Divide. Citing the paucity of suitable habitat west of the divide and potential impacts on other fisheries and on native fish populations, the FWP...

Across the Western states, the movement to privatize public resources is once again rearing its ugly head. Led by corporate shills, phony foundations, and using the shield of “property rights”, plans move forward in several states to transfer federal lands to the states where they will become easier targets...

Senate Bill 262 to ratify the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact has been introduced in the 2015 Legislature. We are going to need your help to get this through the process. This is an extremely important piece of legislation and that been the subject of a lot...

We don’t yet know the full extent of the latest pipeline breach that spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil into the Yellowstone River. The Bridger Pipeline Company is reporting that up to 50,000 gallons of oil spilled into the river. That sounds vaguely like the initial reports of...

Each year, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, along with several partner agencies, release the results of threatened bull trout spawning bed (redd) counts for index streams in much of  Northwest Montana. This count involves a lot of time and manual effort for everyone involved and they are to be...

If you are looking for breathtaking scenery, relatively low angling pressure and great fishing, consider grabbing your passport and heading north to British Columbia. Learn about fishing the fabled Elk River near Fernie B.C. at the next Flathead TU chapter meeting on Nov. 18 at 7pm. Meetings are held...

In August, the latest cleanup effort on the Mike Horse Mine in the headwaters of the Blackfoot River began at a contract cost of $7.2 million dollars. That cost comes on top of the more than $40 million spent to clean up the effects of the disastrous 1975 spill...