As the number of native bull trout in the Flathead continues to wither, there seems to be a lot of selective memory loss happening among our local sportsmen. After talking about how important the trophy fishery for large bull trout used to be for Flathead Anglers, we heard back...

We received the following plea from the East Yellowstone TU Chapter for help in supporting the native fish restoration effort on Yellowstone Lake. Please look it over and send your comments. Your support can make the difference. The Yellowstone cutthroat trout (YCT) of Yellowstone Lake (YL) need your voice....

(From Montana Trout Unlimited) Please thank Governor Bullock for vetoing bad water bills and supporting important measures benefiting wild trout. Several water policy bills Montana TU spent much of the session trying to defeat or amend made it to Governor Steve Bullock’s desk. After thoughtful deliberation with state agency...

Montana FWP seems to have met with significant public opposition over their plan to suppress illegal walleye in Noxon Reservoir. In response, Region 1 said they “will most likely respond by drafting a new EA and providing more public inclusion.” Let’s make one thing perfectly clear; the population of...

Commentary from Montana Trout Unlimited Executive Director Bruce Farling During pretty much every Montana Legislature the mining industry comes in asking for special gifts. This session the industry wants the ability to trump water rights — all water rights, including very old, established rights for agricultural irrigation, hydropower, municipalities and...

We need your help. An illegally introduced population of walleye is thriving in Noxon Reservoir. Montana FWP has made it clear that illegal introductions will not be tolerated in Montana waters and they have long opposed the introduction of walleye west of the continental divide. The agency is in...

Saving the Yellowstone Cutthroat in Yellowstone Lake Tuesday March 19, 2013 Flathead Valley TU will welcome Dave Sweet, Yellowstone Lake Special Project Manager for Wyoming TU for a program on efforts currently underway in Yellowstone Lake to recover the Yellowstone cutthroat. Dave was recently named a Conservation Hero by...

From the Flathead Beacon – 03/14/2013 Not long ago, the Flathead basin had the largest and healthiest population of native bull trout in the country with possibly 20,000 or more adult fish. Angler harvest of bull trout in the Flathead River system was 6,000 to 8,000 bull trout each...

August, 1998, 27 rail cars hauling barley and wheat went upside down, spilling their loads east of Essex, MT near Bear Creek, a tributary to the Wild and Scenic Middle Fork of the Flathead River. March 2011, 19 rail cars came unglued four miles west of Essex. One car...

It is now halftime at the 2013 legislative session, and legislators have headed home for a few days. If your legislators are planning local meetings during the break, we encourage you to attend and engage them in how they’ve been treating rivers, water and fish at the Capitol. You...