fishing

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…

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…

Tanner and Dylan turned Montana Outdoor Radio Show tips into some nice trophies!

From 30-pound salmon to a fresh case of ‘Black Jaw Fever,’ Richard and Sheri Russell prove that when adventure calls at Fort Peck, they’re always ready to answer!

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are present on Hebgen Reservoir in the Rainbow Point
Campground area. Routine monitoring of Hebgen has confirmed the presence of anatoxin- which poses a risk to people, pets, and livestock.

Do you agree with Randy Blaukat?

For many reasons, 2023 was the “Holy Grail Year” for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ pallid sturgeon recovery efforts in the Yellowstone River drainage

Catch, release, repeat—this fish clearly loves a good visit…lol