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From FWP: In May in the Craig section, the brown trout estimate of >10 inch fish was 537 per mile. The 30 year mean is 562 per mile. We sampled 41 walleye and 13 burbot. In October in the Craig section, the rainbow trout estimate of >10 inch fish was 6,034 (SD 194) per...

All:   I had contacted Steve Leathe and Jon Jourdonnais of PPLM last week regarding the substantial flow fluctuations observed downstream of Holter on the Missouri. Steve got back to me early this week and told me that Jon was investigating. Jon phoned me and explained what had been...

Dear Hunting and Angling Supporters of Bristol Bay:   In February, we delivered a letter from over 360 hunting and angling organizations and businesses from all across the USA and a few foreign countries to the Environmental Protection Agency urging permanent protection of Bristol Bay...

FWP's Grant Greysack said the Brown Trout that we were seeing last year  that had a fish fungus received the ailment from a natural event. During the construction of their gravel spawn beds,  they rubbed off the protective slime layer that is there primary protection against the fungus...

Long term and short term conditions look great on the Mighty Mo. Weather:   The general  long term weather forecast is that we are in a La Nina pattern that will be moderating into a neutral position for July , and August. Forecasts point to a 50/50 percent chance of...

Montana's Pebble Mine? During floor debate on a measure that undermines Montana’s ban on new open-pit cyanide-leach mines, Sen. Dave Lewis punctuated his support by declaring, “…. some people don’t like…holes being dug, but this is Montana. That’s what we do...

The tiny clique of proponents for House Bill 309 had a very miserable day yesterday....... All:   Thanks for coming over to Helena yesterday. And thanks for all the grassroots efforts to help defeat HB 309. The tiny clique of proponents for this bill had a very miserable day yesterday....

• Scott Hed; Director, Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska; (605)-351-1646 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 7, 2011 Sporting groups nationwide applaud EPA plans to study Bristol Bay’s fish and wildlife resources. Sioux Falls, SD – Hunting and angling interests...

Legislative Action Alert from Montana TU February 3, 2011   HELP STOP A RADICAL STREAM ACCESS BILL THAT WILL MAKE YOU AN OUTLAW   Please write your Montana House Representative TODAY and tell him or her to vote AGAINST HB 309, an extremist bill sponsored by Rep. Jeff Wellborn...

Howdy,   It’s not just your clean and healthful environment republican legislators want to take from you....it’s also stream access!   See below for an article on HB309 that came out in the MT. Standard today. Anglers blast access measure Montana Standard, February 8,...

A few interesting notes about this year…during the estimate in both sections, FWP handled an incredibly large number of 8-9 inch rainbows. Although they are not included in the estimate, in the Craig section, they represented 1,015 fish per mile in the Cascade section they represented...

The Montana legislature has announced that it is considering a ban on all felt soled wading boots worn in any body of water in Montana as of Oct 1, 2012. This is a response to the invasion of unwanted species, ANS, in the waters of the state from species being transported from body of water to body...

Currents of Belize Featuring Abner (Abbie) Marin & Lincoln Westby Currents of Belize from McJ Digital on Vimeo. Belize is exploding with new economic life as tourists flock to its coast. Yet as developers rush to keep up with demand, they're destroying the very thing that...

A great victory for trout enthusiasts, the FWP Commission has voted to adopt a "No Limit" policy from Holter Dam to Cascade and a 20 per person limit (40 in possession) contrary to their original stance. Here's the story: PUBLIC COMMENTS: Holter Dam to Black Eagle Dam: The only...

Help protect the world-class, multi-million dollar, wild trout fishery in the Missouri River. Tell Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission by September 6 that you support a regulation allowing no limit on walleye harvest in the river between Holter and Black Eagle Dams. Contact...

The Army Corps of Engineers has been directed by Congress to review the original project purposes established by the 1944 Flood Control Act. MRAPS is the first-ever review of the legislation that created the system of dams and reservoirs on the Missouri River and major tributaries. The study...

By Pete McDonald I asked Dr. Aaron Adams a few questions about the state of bonefish, tarpon, and permit, particularly in Florida after this brutal winter. I also asked him about the mission of the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. Here’s what he had to say. FJ: Could you kind of summarize...

From: Gents: FYI. We’ll see the river drop about 400 cfs for a month. The water supply looks bleak above Canyon Ferry at this point and BOR doesn’t want to spill water. Grant and Brad (his new fish tech) will try to get an idea of any dewatered brown trout redds to see if we will...

From The Great Falls Tribune 2/11/2010 By Bill Schneider Editor's Note: Few anglers know how a handful of dedicated government officials and conservationists saved the incredible tailwaters trout fishery of the Upper Missouri River below Holter Dam. Along the way, they essentially stopped...

Do You Really Need One?

Here's Why.

Not for Dinner! Where is the Florida Wildlife Commission and why is the staff of the FWC/DFW running amok? By Michael Guerin One of the highlights of any flats fisherman’s experiences is to catch and release a Permit on the flats. These wary fish are considered one of the...