Their nets are in the Yellowstone river, but Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is having a difficult time assessing how the Bridger Pipeline oil spill is impacting local species. FWP spokesman Bob Gibson is asking anyone who catches a fish near the spill, to consider donating it...
A new article published in Nature Climate Change by researchers from the University of Montana shows a link between warmer temperatures and the interbreeding of native Westslope cutthroat trout with non-native rainbow trout.
A law that allows people to harvest the meat of deer, elk, moose and antelope that are slain by vehicles in Montana has gone into effect, but those who are hungry for roadkill will need to wait just a few months longer to turn on the grill.
When Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received the above picture from a fishing expedition to Seeley Lake, there was a sense of alarm. The photograph clearly shows a smallmouth bass, a species that is not native to Montana.
An investigation into a massive fish kill-off in Holter Lake that started around Independence Day, is still unresolved. Ron Aasheim of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks explains what researchers know so far.
"We got reports of a number of carp being dead in the water and as a result of that we did some testing, but it was really inconclusive," Aasheim said...
It's a story that should make everybody want to invest in a fishing boat. A 489 pound bluefish tuna caught off the coast of Japan has just been sold for $1.76 million during an auction at Toyko's Tsukiji fish market.