BRI Aquatic Cabinets News

This is a brief synopsis of fishing conditions and reports from select waters across the state. For more detailed information, contact a fly shop, bait store, or boat marina for the particular water. For detailed information on river flows, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds Yellowstone River boaters, floaters, and swimmers that the entire west river channel through Livingston from the head of Siebeck Island to the confluence of the east and west river channels near the Civic Center remains closed.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on the proposed 2008-2009 ice-fishing derbies.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission has lifted fishing limits on Lower Big Hawk Lake, in the South Fork Flathead River drainage, to allow licensed anglers unrestricted harvest of cutthroat trout from the lake through Sept. 20. This lake is located at Township 27 N, Range 18 W and sections 14 and 15. It is also called Big Hawk Lake on the Flathead National Forest map and has two lobes, both of which qualify for unrestricted angling.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking comment on tentative changes to the fishing regulations that would go into effect on March 1, 2009.

The must-have fly patterns these days are assorted high-floating, low-floating and even sinking grasshoppers. Add a dropper pattern on a short bit of leader tied to the bend of the hook – a beadhead, prince nymph, hare’s ear or another hopper – and you’ve got a dynamite offering for river and stream trout.

Fisheries crews have planted about 15.5 million walleye fry and some 2 million fingerlings in Fort Peck Reservoir this season.

Bill Wiedenheft, who served as FWP’s Region 6 fisheries manager since 1992, is saying goodbye to the old and aloha to the new.

Area anglers are being urged to quickly harvest several species of game fish that will likely die this summer due to low water levels at Dry Fork Reservoir north of Chinook.

The 2008 Missouri River paddlefish season in the section between Fort Benton and Fort Peck Reservoir closed as scheduled on June 15.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on the proposed 2008-2009 ice-fishing derbies.

On the rivers and streams, it could be an August to remember. The big – and late – snowmelt in many parts of trout country have the rivers dropping and clearing. Waters are still cool enough for fish to be active. Flows are in the comfort range for trout to go on a late summer feeding spree.

Hopper time has arrived in Montana With the fishing year nearing August, it should come as no surprise that grasshoppers are starting to be talked about by anglers across Montana. Of all the fly patterns, grasshoppers are some of the most fun to fish. They're big. They're easy to see as they float with the current.

July 18, 2008 Montana Fishing Roundup This is a brief synopsis of fishing conditions and reports from select waters across the state. For more detailed information, contact a fly shop, bait store, or boat marina for the particular water. For detailed information on river flows, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.

Trout rivers across Montana are in various stages of rising, peaking and falling as the rush of a healthy snowmelt cascades down out of the high country. As a result, you'll find trout fishermen in various stages from true bliss to melancholy as they anxiously wait for high water to pass. The good news is that salmonflies are in the bushes and fluttering across the waters of western Montana rivers like the Blackfoot and Bitterroot and on Rock Creek.

Montana's waters are exceptional. Many lakes and streams are crystal clear, with nearly litter free shores and streamsides with healthy riparian areas. To keep Montana's waters sparkling, laws regulate the storage and disposal of waste materials from boats and recreational vehicles. The laws are administered in part by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, charged with enforcing the Montana Water Quality Act; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, responsible for the quality of fish and wildlife habi

As the summer boating season swings into high gear with the Fourth of July holiday, FWP urges all boaters to follow three basic rules on the water: designate a skipper who won’t drink alcoholic beverages while on duty. have approved lifejackets on board and readily accessible for every passenger, and require children under 12 years of age to wear their lifejackets when on board, it is the law, and do not exceed a boat’s safe carrying capacity.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commissioners today closed about a 12-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River between Carter and #39;s Bridge Fishing Access Site, south of Livingston, and the Highway 89 Bridge Fishing Access Site, north of Livingston, to all recreational activity due to flood conditions on the river. "The situation is hazardous due to high waters and the possible collapse of the 9th Street Island Bridge in Livingston," said Larry Peterman, FWP chief of operations.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said today that comments on two funding options show strong support for allowing the Fort Peck Multi-Species Fish Hatchery to raise and stock more fish. The hatchery is located southeast of Glasgow on the banks of the Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam on about 100 acres leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that designed and built the facility.

More than four decades ago, fisheries biologist Pat Marcuson started keeping meticulous notes on the natural lakes that dot the major mountain ranges of south central Montana. Fish species. Maximum, minimum and average fish size and weight. Stocking details. Availability of firewood and camp sites. Elevation and distance from trails. Trail length and incline. And detailed observations by biologists about every inlet, outlet, lakebed and spawning opportunity.