Sheppard Creek Brook Trout Suppression, Bull Trout eDNA Surveys Flathead Valley TU Chapter has assisted with the Sheppard Creek project since 2001. This little cutthroat trout population located in the Salish Range on the Tally Lake Ranger District is still hanging on but we have to manually remove the...

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Local TU spokesman readdresses Koocanusa selenium concerns Selenium run-off from British Columbia coal mines affecting fish, ability for eggs to develop by Alan Lewis Gerstenecker – Kootenai Valley Record Selenium is an age-old problem. Since 1897, the coal mines in Elk River, British Columbia, have been spilling selenium into...

On Tuesday, July 25, Flathead Valley TU took 5 veterans and 2 VA counselors on a fishing trip down the Flathead River in northwestern Montana. FVTU is proud to participate in TU’s Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) and conducted this trip in support of VSP. In addition to the fishing...

This morning Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks took the unprecedented action of closing over 200 miles of the Yellowstone River from Gardner to Laurel to “all water-based recreation” in response to a die-off of thousands of mountain whitefish over the past week.  MFWP is attributing the fish kill to...

In Late June, FVTU members Jim (FVTU VSP Coordinator) & Jo Borowski spent a week on Slough Creek just north of Yellowstone National Park acting as guide/companions for a group of veterans and their spouses.  The trip was sponsored by TU’s Veteran Service Partnership national office.  Five couples from...

Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited is proud to honor the service of all of our nation’s veterans on this Memorial Day. With the help of National TU, we were able to recently donate fly fishing and fly tying materials to the Kalispell Vet Center to help out with their recovery activities....

Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission                           May 10, 2016 Helena, MT Dear Commissioners, The Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited supports Montana Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Quiet Waters petition.  As all forms of water based recreation are...

Local nonprofit group Conservation Hawks will host three fly fishing films – “Chrome,” “Cold Waters” and “Through The Guides” – on Sunday, May 1 at 5 p.m. at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. The event, which focuses on climate change...

The Flathead Fishing Fair will be held Saturday, April 30 at Snappys Sport Senter from 9 am to noon. The event is sponsored by Snappys Sport Senter and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
The Fishing Fair offers fishing fun for youths age 12 and younger in Snappys Pond...