Montana FWP

Cold but fun at Colstrip Kids Fishing Day

Jun-13-25 by Angela Montana

Blustery weather, big smiles—Colstrip kids cast off for Fishing Day!

Region 7 Paddlefish Update

Jun-12-25 by Angela Montana

Last day of the yellow/green tag season is approaching!

FWP’s Upper Missouri Paddlefish FINAL Update

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

As paddlefish season winds down on the upper Missouri, low flows and light crowds set the stage for one last quiet weekend on the water…

Return of the redband rainbow

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

Montana’s only native rainbow trout—the elusive redband—is swimming toward a comeback in the Kootenai, thanks to renewed conservation and hatchery efforts…

Chasing pallids for proof of spawning

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

Montana biologists are on the move, tracking endangered pallid sturgeon by river and radio in hopes of witnessing a rare wild spawning event…

Caught on Camera: Break-In at FAS

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

It’s self-pay…not self-serve! Cash reward offered…

FWP Reports that North Dakota couple plead guilty to hunting violations

Jun-10-25 by Angela Montana

A North Dakota couple has been fined and lost hunting privileges after illegally baiting and killing a trophy mule deer in southeast Montana.

FWP Region 6 rainbow trout stocking report 6.9.25

Jun-09-25 by Angela Montana

Region 6 just got a fresh dose of rainbows—over 5,700 catchable trout were stocked last week across five eastern Montana ponds and reservoirs…

FWP seeks proposals from conservation organizations for license auction 

Jun-06-25 by Angela Montana

Montana FWP is now accepting proposals from conservation groups to auction or lottery off coveted 2026 hunting licenses—including, for the first time, antelope and swan…

Return of the redband rainbow

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

Montana’s only native rainbow trout—the elusive redband—is swimming toward a comeback in the Kootenai, thanks to renewed conservation and hatchery efforts…

Chasing pallids for proof of spawning

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

Montana biologists are on the move, tracking endangered pallid sturgeon by river and radio in hopes of witnessing a rare wild spawning event…

Caught on Camera: Break-In at FAS

Jun-11-25 by Angela Montana

It’s self-pay…not self-serve! Cash reward offered…

FWP Reports that North Dakota couple plead guilty to hunting violations

Jun-10-25 by Angela Montana

A North Dakota couple has been fined and lost hunting privileges after illegally baiting and killing a trophy mule deer in southeast Montana.

FWP Region 6 rainbow trout stocking report 6.9.25

Jun-09-25 by Angela Montana

Region 6 just got a fresh dose of rainbows—over 5,700 catchable trout were stocked last week across five eastern Montana ponds and reservoirs…

FWP seeks proposals from conservation organizations for license auction 

Jun-06-25 by Angela Montana

Montana FWP is now accepting proposals from conservation groups to auction or lottery off coveted 2026 hunting licenses—including, for the first time, antelope and swan…

Upper Missouri Paddlefish Update VI, June 5, 2025

Jun-05-25 by Angela Montana

As the sixth weekend of the season nears, conditions on the Upper Missouri are shifting—what does it mean for paddlefish chasers?

Lead poisoning harming eagles in northwest Montana

Jun-04-25 by Angela Montana

Lead poisoning continues to threaten Montana’s eagles—hunters can help by choosing nonlead ammo…

FWP’s biennial hunting season-setting process begins in June

Jun-04-25 by Angela Montana

Hunters, here’s your chance to shape Montana’s hunting regulations—join a Region 6 meeting in June and make your voice heard!

FWP Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 6.2.25

Jun-02-25 by Angela Montana

Crank it, bounce it, or bobber it—fish are hitting just about everything right now….