Hunt and Fish in Montana
Almost half way through the 34 day 2014 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event there is a large fish entry. Fourteen year old Danner Shima of Kalispell was fishing with his brother Austin and Grandfather Mike Shima of Polson on Friday. Danner caught a fish and immediately knew it was a big one. Danner’s line began […]
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) have issued updated guidelines for consumption of lake trout from Flathead Lake. Lake trout from Flathead Lake, like all fish, contain mercury. These guidelines are designed to be used by anglers to make personal decisions for eating lake trout safely as […]
The bucket almost wasn’t big enough for the four fish entries of Bob Christensen of Missoula. Friday March 28th was the first of the three day competition for the largest Bucket of Fish during 2014 Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake. Anglers mark or pick out what they believe is their four heaviest fish to […]
Spring Mack Days fishing boats were covered in ice for much of the second weekend of the 2014 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event. Fishing lines and reels were frozen along with anchor systems that were covered in ice. Even with the difficult conditions anglers turned in 657 lake trout entries on Friday. Saturday’s weather was […]
Spring Mack Days Fishing Events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks and are used as a tool to reduce numbers of non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake. Up to $150,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the hard working lake trout anglers […]
2014 SPRING MACK DAYS Sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks $150,000 in Cash and Prizes varies depending on harvest (1-$10,000, 2-$5,000, & 5-$1,000 Tagged Lake Trout Over 5,000-$100-$500 tagged lake trout) March 14th-May 18th-Fridays-Saturdays-& Sundays May 9-May 18 will be 10 straight days 34 days […]
An awesome ice fishing video has been circulating the internet all week. The highlight of the video isn’t that a huge fish was pulled through the ice, but it was the look on the fisherman’s face when they she the fish emerge through the ice. See the father/son team from Ontario, Canada pull a 43.75 […]
Some catches can surprise you while you’re fishing. Have you ever had a fish that you caught actually cough up another fish? Well, the anglers in the following video had that happen to them:
Anglers have reached the half way mark of the 2013 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event. Up to $125,000 in Cash and Prizes will be awarded to the angler’s at the conclusion of Mack Days. Whitefish angler Roger Schiff won $5,000 on Saturday with a tagged lake trout. Schiff was fishing with friend Phil Meredith of […]
The third weekend of 2013 Fall Mack Days fishing ended with a total of 6,777 lake trout entries turned in, which is 2,566 over the same weekends in 2012. Anglers were once again able to enjoy blue skies and calm waters as they fished Flathead Lake. Total for the third weekend-Friday-828, Saturday-1,034, and Sunday-598- […]
One fish, two fish, one hundred fish!!! Terry Krogstad of Kalispell turned in a total of 100 lake trout on Sunday his first day of fishing the 2013 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. It was eleven hours of continuous […]
The fishing on Flathead Lake was phenomenal the first weekend of the 2013 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event. The weather was great for fishing and the anglers were catching. The total for the first weekend of the event was 2,114 lake trout entries. Mack Days are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and […]
Regarding the 15th Annual Mac Attack/Whitefish Jigfest, scheduled for August 24-25 at Flathead Lake, we have two added bonuses for the fishing contestants. Snappys Sports Senter is offering a $100 gift card for anyone that can beat 31½-pound Lake Trout that Cameron Hockett caught in 2003 or 2004. It will take a 32-pounder to beat the record, […]
Last week I took my first trip out on to Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. The boat trip was to the Southeast Arm where a commercial netting boat was capturing lake trout. It was the first time the Park Service had set nets in the remote section of the park. The Southeast Arm is […]
On Tuesday, August 20th, the Captain, Gerry Steinbrenner and Don Beardsley played hooky and took a trip to Flathead Lake. If you’re going to play hooky, you might as well go fishing and make it a good trip–and the trio did just that! They were quite successful out there on the water catching some nice […]
Have you been lake trout fishing at Flathead recently? If you are itchin to get there, but you can’t play hooky during the week (click HERE for pictures from a recent hooky day of lake trout fishing with the Captain and Doug Stewart), then you will definitely want to watch the video below that shows Jim […]
Are you looking for a new way to prepare the lake trout you’re catching? Well, look here, and let us know what you think: INGREDIENTS: 8 oz crushed pineapple, drained 1/3 cup chopped onion-I used yellow but next time I’ll try green 1/4 cup honey 3 Tbs. soy sauce 2 Tbs. hoisin sauce-go to the […]
Doug Stewart, from Missoula, joined the Captain on Flathead Lake this past Wednesday. They ended up boating seven fish, with the biggest being a whopping 33-inches and the smallest being 24-inches. The duo fished in 103-109 feet of water off of the Finley Point area and used the whole bait set-up by Zimmer Tackle, while baiting […]
(All photos courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks) A total of 80 anglers with disabilities participated in the 20th annual Fishing Without Barriers Day on Flathead Lake on June 13. The anglers caught a total of 13 lake trout from fishing boats trolling on the lake; the largest lake trout measured 37 inches […]
(photo courtesy of mackdays.com) Tagged fish were the excitement of the Spring Mack Days Fishing Event during the ninth weekend. May 10th was a winning day for Steven Benson of Four Lakes, Wa. He is one of the eight hundred and fifty anglers competing in the 2013 Spring Fishing Event. Benson turned in forty […]
(photo courtesy of visualcookbook.blogspot.com) Are you a fan of lake trout? Are you a fan of potato salad? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you might want to give the following recipe, from cooks.com, a try: FISH AND POTATO SALAD 1 lb. fish (lake trout, or your choice) 1 onion, minced […]
(photo courtesy of mackdays.com) 2013 Spring Mack Day anglers turned in a total of 3,169 lake trout over the eighth weekend of the event bringing the twenty four day total to 21,059. Jason Mahlen of Kalispell continues to lead the event with his total climbing to 1,297. Other experienced anglers say that he is […]
(photo courtesy of mofisch.com) Lake Trout Fishing Where to fish: The fishing on Flathead Lake remains to be steady. Typically this time of year the fish are on the move. One day you might find them at 80ft. of water and the next day in 200ft. Be flexible move around until you find large concentration […]
(Above photo by Scott Linstead) My father has always been an avid fisherman. As far back as I can remember he would take my little brother and me along on his escapades. This time it was a weekend camping trip to Placid Lake. From what he tells me, it was one of my grandfather’s fishing […]