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...
Where is the outcry?
There seems to be more than a little agitation against the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for seeking Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) mitigation funding to assist with their legitimate management of Flathead Lake and River fisheries. First of all, this is NOT federal tax money. The money comes from...
Remember When
Do you remember when you could fish for, and harvest large bull trout in the Flathead River? Remember when a 20-inch westslope cutthroat wasn’t a rarity? Most folks don’t, but it wasn’t all that long ago. In the 1970s and 1980s, river anglers harvested 6,000 to 7,000 bull trout...