Hunt and Fish in Montana
Report compiled by Carol Henckel Please be advised weather is changing constantly and some days wind and even snow can still be a factor. High water conditions are dangerous as Spring weather is unpredictable. Enjoy yourself but remember alcohol alters your judgment so use it sparingly while enjoying the outdoors. Keep an eye on the […]
Want a fishing tip? Run, don’t walk, to your closest reservoir and start fishing near shore for a rainbow trout. Rainbow trout are spawning. That’s not a secret to the men and women who know where and when to go fishing for them. What most anglers don’t know is why. Why do rainbows cruise reservoir […]
2014 Spring Mack Days with Up to $150,000 in cash and prizes sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes has twelve days of fishing on Flathead Lake in the books. One hundred seventy five anglers have entered a total of 10,190 lake trout entries in the event which concludes on May 18th after a […]
(Report compiled by Carol Henckel) Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on fishing for current daily information. Weather is changing constantly and some days wind and snow can be a big factor. Ice conditions are dangerous so be very aware of […]
Winners of week 1 of the Perch Pounder: 1st – Zeke Bodick – 1.560 2nd – Brian Wood – 1.506 Winners of week 2 of the Perch Pounder: 1st – Kevin Kleist – 1.758 2nd – Gary Hembd – 1.742 Winners of week 3 of the Perch Pounder: 1st – Jamie Gronley – 1.974 2nd […]
How would you like to own a small tackle manufacturing business…in Montana? Well, you can! Here is a message from Woody, of Woody’s Lures in Townsend, explaining it all: Not going away, just a different route. Howdy, Howdy! As some of you may know we announced the sale of our great little company. What’s it […]
Fort Peck boasts some monsters in its water, but WOW! Check out the humongous lake trout that Jason Mitchell (of Jason Mitchell Outdoors– Season 13 – Episode 14) trolled for, using Salmo Perch 8SDR crankbaits, along the face of the Fort Peck dam in late October of 2012. He found lake trout stacked in less than fifteen […]
Clayton Larsen and Hilary Brazington recently fished the Bitterroot River, just north of Belle Crossing, near Stevensville, and, although the fishing was slow, they caught four nice browns! Hilary is pictured below with one of their catches of the day. Nice work, fellow anglers! Keep those pictures coming!
The Captain had the opportunity to jump in a boat on Tuesday with the father son team of Kit and Trevor Johnson from Kits Tackle. Yes, fishing open water in a boat in January in Montana! Now, that doesn’t happen every year, that is for sure. There was fish caught and released and it was […]
Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on fishing for current daily information. Weather is changing constantly and some days wind and snow can be a big factor. Ice conditions are dangerous so be very aware of what you are walking on. […]
Georgetown Lake is hoppin! Brandt Hamernick and Traci Powers got their fish on this past week, with Traci pictured below with a very nice trout and Brandt posing with his catches. Nice work! Keep those pictures coming!
The following report was submitted by Jan Stoddard regarding Hebgen Lake/Henry’s Lake: Ice is forming on Hebgen Lake with hard water anglers already out on the narrows (Madison Arm) eastern end of the lake. Ice measures 11″ thick out 30′ yards from the north shore along the western/Hebgen Lake dam end of the lake. Some […]
Report compiled by Carol Henckel Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on fishing for current daily information. Weather is changing constantly and some days wind and snow can be a big factor. Ice conditions are dangerous so be very aware of […]
Fishermen: Cold weather, no snow, and calm conditions have created the perfect combination for early ice fishing. So far I’ve found Crow Reservoir and Turtle Lake both have good safe ice. East Bay is a little iffy but do- able on the shoreline. Chancey Jescke from Snappys Sports Senter has been on McWeggener. Georgetown Lake […]
Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on FISHING for current daily information. Weather is changing and some days wind can be a big factor. Keep an eye on the weather while you are out there and stay safe. Good luck fishing […]
(Report compiled by Carol Henckel) Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on FISHING for current daily information. Weather is changing and some days wind can be a big factor. Keep an eye on the weather while you are out there and […]
Hunting is in full swing whether you are a waterfowl, pheasant, antelope, deer, elk or wolf hunter. Hunting presents quite few opportunities but reports that I have received indicate anglers are still out there having some fun. I spoke with the Mountain Man John Perry the local outfitter out of the Rock Creek area and […]
(Compiled by Carol Henckell) Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on FISHING for current daily information. Weather is changing and some days wind can be a big factor. Keep an eye on the weather while you are out there and stay […]
(Report compiled by Carol Henckel) Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on FISHING for current daily information. Weather is changing and some days wind can be a big factor. Keep an eye on the weather while you are out there […]
Canyon Ferry: Rainbow trout are being caught throughout the reservoir trolling cowbells, crankbaits or attractants, tipped with worms or maggots, around 20 feet. Shoreline anglers are doing well using worms, Powerbait, woolly buggers or bead head nymphs. Walleye are being caught throughout the south end and mid-reservoir using crankbaits or jigs (green, yellow or perch […]
Ed Kalinowski, of New Meadows, Idaho, doesn’t need to play “hooky”, he hooks his fish after school. Kalinowski, the principal of the local school landed the new world-record tiger muskie on an after-school fishing outing with a buddy this summer. Kalinowski was fishing on Little Payette Lake on Aug. 6, 2013. He was slow-trolling a […]
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 […]
It is getting to that time of year to start fishing for those big Kamloop rainbows in Lake Koocanusa. We are filling up fast with many charters for Oct. Nov. and Dec. If you are thinking of booking a trip with us, book as soon as possible. Prime time is when the surface water temperature […]
(Report compiled by Carol Henckel) Please be advised that conditions can change daily so please call the contact person in the area you are planning on FISHING for current daily information. Weather is changing and some days wind can be a big factor. Keep an eye on the weather while you are out there and […]