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Sportsman's Calendar
and Fishing Tournaments List
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April
April 21: Tough Guy Tournament, Walleyes Unlimited Jordan Chapter, Joe Herbold 406-557-2383, Fort Peck Reservoir at Hell Creek, walleye and largest northern pike
April 21-22: Montana BASS Federation Qualifier, Montana BASS Federation, Curtis Spindler 406-544-4968, Noxon Rapids Reservoir, bass
April 26=28: ABA - EMBA Tongue Reservoir Invitational, Eastern Montana Bass Association, JD Adkins 406-245-5541, Tongue River Reservoir, smallmouth/largemouth bass
May
May 5-6: Noxon Open Team Tournament, Montana BASS Federation, Curtis Spindler 406-544-4968, Noxon Rapids Reservoir, Bass
May 18-19: Fresno Challenge, Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, Jim Rettig 406-378-2176, Fresno Reservoir, walleye, perch, northern pike
May 19: MontanaCats.com Yellowstone River Catfish Tournament, Montanacats.com, Jason Flaten 406-591-3528, Yellowstone River, channel catfish
May 19-20: Koocanusa Resort and Marina Fifth Annual Fishing Derby, Koocanusa Resort and Marina, Randie Burch 406-293-7474, Lake Koocanusa, rainbow trout, salmon
June
June 2: 8th Annual Milk River Catfish Classic, D&G Sports & Western, Brenner Flaten 701-290-7277, Milk River, channel catfish
June 2: Canyon Ferry Carp Safari, Montana Bowhunters Association, Joelle Selk 406-457-9565, Canyon Ferry Reservoir, carp
June 2-3: ABA-EMBA Hell Creek Tournament, Eastern Montana Bass Association, JD Adkins 406-245-5541, Fort Peck Reservoir at Hell Creek, smallmouth/largemouth bass.
June 2-3: Rock Creek Walleye Tournament, Wolf Point Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, Kris Keller 406-653-3320, Fort Peck Reservoir at Rock Creek, walleye
June 8-10: Loma Fishing Derby, Loma Café, Greg Bouchard 406-853-2139, Missouri River, game fish
June 9: Misterpike.com Classic, Ron Zachariasen 406-721-7052, Salmon Lake, Seeley Lake, northern pike
June 9: Savage Volunteer Fire Dept. Catfish Tournament, Savage Volunteer Fire Department, Jim Miller 406-776-2334, Yellowstone River, catfish
June 9-10: Tiber Walleye Tournament, Great Falls Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, Doug Rohlf 406-452-8003, Tiber Reservoir, walleye, sauger, northern pike, perch
June 9-10: Montana BASS Federation Qualifier, Montana BASS Federation, Curtis Spindler 406-544-4968, Fort Peck Reservoir, bass
June 16: Western Bar Summer Derby, Western Bar, Augusta, Dave McTaggart 406-562-3262, Willow Creek Reservoir, rainbow trout
June 17: White Sulphur Springs Lions Club Father's Day Derby, White Sulphur Springs Lions Club, Gerald Zarr 406-547-3802, Newlan Creek Reservoir, rainbow trout
June 23: Ross W. Merzke Memorial Fishing Tourney, Ron Manning 406-862-0093, Whitefish Lake, lake trout, rainbow trout, whitefish
June 23-24: 7th Annual Pikemasters Tournament, Montana Pikemasters, Bob Dolly 406-656-4761, Fort Peck Reservoir, northern pike
June 23-24: Canyon Ferry Walleye Festival, Townsend Area Chamber of Commerce, Doug Breker 406-266-5279, Canyon Ferry Reservoir, walleye, carp, northern pike
July
July 7: Archer's Den 2nd Annual Carp Shoot, Archer's Den, Tony Peres 406-452-1921, All Fishable waterbodies in R-4, carp, bigmouth and smallmouth buffalo
July 7-8: Annual Tobacco Valley Rod & Gun Club Fishing Derby, Tobacco Valley Rod & Gun Club, Rose Carvey 406-297-3378, Lake Koocanusa, rainbow
July 12-14: Montana Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament, Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, Diane Brandt 406-228-2222, Fort Peck Reservoir at Fort Peck, walleye
July 14: Livingston Kids Trout Derby, Livingston Fire and Rescue, Kevin Harrington 406-223-0340, Livingston Lagoon, rainbow, cutthroat
July 14: Broadwater Rod & Gun Club Walleye Derby, Broadwater Rod & Gun Club, Doug Breker 406-266-3812, Canyon Ferry Reservoir, walleye, carp, northern pike
July 14-15: IEBC Bass Club Tournament, Inland Empire Bass Club, Shaun Starnes 509-499-8043, Noxon Reservoir, bass
July 14-15: ABA-EMBA Bighorn Lake Invitational Tournament, Eastern Montana Bass Association, JD Adkins 406-245-5541, Bighorn Lake, smallmouth/largemouth bass
July 21: Annual Hell Creek Ladies Fishing Tournament, Walleyes Unlimited Jordan Chapter, Luann Pluhar 406-557-2809, Fort Peck Reservoir at Hell Creek, walleye, northern pike
July 28-29: Hell Creek Walleye Tournament, Walleyes Unlimited Jordan Chapter, Clyde Phipps 406-557-2209, Fort Peck Reservoir at Hell Creek, walleye
July 28-29: Tri-State Tournament, Clark Fork Bass Anglers, Rick Breitenbach 406-827-4760, Noxon Rapids Reservoir, bass
August
Aug. 3-4:4th Annual Fish Contest, Cooke City Community Council, Florence Zundel 406-838-2153, Fox Lake, Kersy Lake, Lake Abundance, Long Lake, Lower Aero Lake
brook, rainbow, yellowstone cutthroat trout
Aug. 4: John Arnold Fish Derby, Upper Missouri River Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited, Tim Frederick 406-475-3381, Hauser Lake, walleye, perch
Aug. 4-5: ABA - EMBA Big Horn Lake Invitational Tournament, Eastern Montana Bass Association, JD Adkins 406-245-5541, Bighorn Lake, smallmouth/largem outh bass
Aug. 4-5: Fall Classic, Nemont Beverage, Ted Toavs 406-392-5558, Fort Peck Reservoir, walleye, northern pike
Aug. 4-5: 9th Annual Great Montana "Mac Attack," Dels Bar, Gene Fincher 406-261-6445, Flathead Lake, lake trout, whitefish
Aug. 11: Douglas E. Crowell Memorial Perch Assault, Chancy Jeschke and Mike Howe, Chancy Jeschke 406-257-5705, Middle and Lower Thompson Lakes, yellow perch
Aug. 18: Mc's Kids Fishing Derby, Dave McTaggart and Ethel McBerny, Dave McTaggart 406-562-3262, Willow Creek Reservoir, rainbow trout
Aug. 18: Walleyes Unlimited Women's Walleye Tournament, Walleyes Unlimited Glasgow Chapter, Mary Humbert 406-228-8740, Fort Peck Reservoir at Fort Peck, walleye, bass, northern pike
Aug. 23-24: Fish for a Cure Tournament, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Lavern Peterson 406-259-0628, Canyon Ferry Reservoir, walleye
Aug. 24-26: Whitefish Jig Fest, Vista Linda, Gene Fincher 406-261-6445, Flathead Lake, whitefish
September
Sept. 15: 5th Annual Fort Peck Lake Salmon/Lake Trout Derby, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, Diane Brandt 406-228-2222, Fort Peck Reservoir, chinook salmon, lake trout
Sept. 22-23: Billings Yellowtail Fall Finale, Billings Walleyes Unlimited, Rod Putnam 406-259-9507, Bighorn Lake, walleye
Sept. 28-Oct. 20: Fall Mack Days, Confederate Salish & Kootenai Tribes, Barry Hansen 406-883-2888, Flathead Lake, lake trout
