montana fish wildlife parks

Montana Fly Fishing report (Flathead edition)- Organizing fly tying stuff- Non-essential accessory?

by Wayne Mumford July 18, 2011

Flathead River Fly Fishing Report Good news for the northwest Montana fly fishing community; boats are getting on the main stem Flathead. While the water is still pretty high and the fishing is sporadic, it’s a start. It will only get better from here. Local lakes are still the place to get your fix. For [...]

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Monster Bighole Brown Part 2

by Wayne Mumford June 29, 2009

I got a call today from Bruce Rich, Region 3 Fisheries Manager, in response to an email that I sent to Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks concerning the Monster Brown trout that was caught up there a couple weeks ago. The email I wrote was in short, an inquiry as to why Montana Fish Wildlife [...]

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Walleye Unlimited Montana kills SB 425

by Wayne Mumford April 10, 2009

Kudos to Walleye Unlimited Montana for killing SB 425 and giving Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks a well deserved smack down . Initially I was a little dubious about the WU angle on this thing but in the end the real hammer blow falls on MFWP. Although this bill did not get WUM what they [...]

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More on Walleye and SB 425

by Wayne Mumford March 23, 2009

A reader from eastern Montana recently sent me some interesting information from the Montana Walleye Unlimited site about the Fort Peck Hatchery, it’s conception, who was involved; more insight on why the fishing community could get hosed on licensing fees. In my previous rants: SB 425 SB 425 moving forward WU’s version of the Fort [...]

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Montana SB 425, Fort Peck Hatchery funding bill passes

by Wayne Mumford February 23, 2009

While the details are of course vague in the bills official description, one thing is now certain; funding shortfalls for the Fort Peck Walleye Hatchery are now secured by “REVENUE IN THE GENERAL LICENSE ACCOUNT OR any FEDERAL funding available to the department”. And how do you interpret that? I think I hear the cash [...]

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Montana Fish Wildlife Parks proposed 2009 regs

by Wayne Mumford August 12, 2008

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks has published its proposed changes for the 2009 fishing regulations. At the bottom of the page is a mailing address and also an email address to submit your comments. All comments must be submitted by Sept. 12th. Personally, I am getting really weary of all the rhetoric about the “endangered” [...]

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Arctic Grayling

by Wayne Mumford May 3, 2008

Water temperatures were hell on fish all over the west last year. Arctic Grayling are more sensitive to water habitat changes than many fish. For years they have been struggling to survive in the Bighole where drought has made the going pretty tough. This year they may fare a little better down there due to [...]

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