Fishing

Ice fishing season is on its way!

Steelhead season is heating up on the Upper Salmon River as cooler temps and rising numbers at Lower Granite Dam signal more fish moving upriver and better catches ahead!

You never know what you’ll pull up…just ask this angler!

Did you hear about the angler that pulled up a 59½-inch muskie that would’ve smashed records?

Fort Peck Marina reminds anglers to plan ahead this snagging season—the fish are running, but the cleaning station is closed.

Walleye, weird units, and the lengths humans will go to avoid boring math…

Week 3 of the 2025 Fall Mack Days brought big lake trout, tight races at the top of the leaderboard, and plenty of prizes still up for grabs with six weeks left in the tourney!

The braid color battle was on at Fort Peck for these anglers….

Cliff Chamberlan reeled in a 6.1-pound pink salmon on the Salmon River…but why was his catch unrecognized?

Check out these tips on how to clean and fillet your salmon!

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Flathead Irrigation Project, will be treating invasive species in Pablo Reservoir Sept 8th-12th, 2025.

Angler Brandi Holt’s 44-inch flathead catfish edges out her husband’s prior record by two inches.

Week 3 of the 2025 Fall Mack Days brought big lake trout, tight races at the top of the leaderboard, and plenty of prizes still up for grabs with six weeks left in the tourney!

The braid color battle was on at Fort Peck for these anglers….

Cliff Chamberlan reeled in a 6.1-pound pink salmon on the Salmon River…but why was his catch unrecognized?

Check out these tips on how to clean and fillet your salmon!

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Flathead Irrigation Project, will be treating invasive species in Pablo Reservoir Sept 8th-12th, 2025.

Angler Brandi Holt’s 44-inch flathead catfish edges out her husband’s prior record by two inches.

Construction on the Seeley Lake Boat Launch Project will begin on September 8, 2025, and is scheduled to continue through October 17, 2025.

Effective immediately, select rivers and streams that were partially closed to fishing due to warm water temperatures and low flows are now open without restrictions.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has denied the petition for rulemaking to modify the selenium water column standard for Lake Koocanusa and the definition of steady state.

The organisms that produce HABs (cyanobacteria) are a natural part of Montana’s waters, but when conditions are right, their populations can grow and potentially release toxins into the water. Low water levels this time of year can increase the presence of HABs, especially in areas of shallow and warmer water.

Effective immediately, select rivers and streams that had been previously closed due to high water temperatures and low flows in Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen to fishing due to recent cooler temperatures and rainfall.

Could you fish a whole season with just one fly? One angler’s ‘Coachman Summer’ proves it might just make you a better fisherman…read more from Montana Grant here…