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...

Nearly 20 percent of the state’s population, 183,047, live in evacuation zones (one-half mile) for an oil train derailment along 3,368 miles of track, the audit noted. It stated that included 47 hospitals/medical centers, 169 fire stations and 353 schools.

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A report released in October by the Legislative Audit Division faulted the PSC for not identifying rail safety risks, not having a safety plan, not having enough inspectors to adequately cover the state and not participating in regional safety issues. It said...

Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited member Jim Borowski is a busy guy. Aside from being an active member of our board and heading up our fly-tying instructional mission, Jim is also on the board of Warriors & Quiet Waters, a veterans help group based in Bozeman.  “Through the experience of...

As is the case throughout the region, the park’s native populations of federally protected bull trout have suffered from years of predation and out-competition by introduced lake trout. Bull trout are also at risk for hybridization with non-native brook trout, producing less resilient and often infertile offspring.

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