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Walleyes in Upper Thompson Lake likely from Noxon Reservoir

by DUNCAN ADAMS
Staff Writer | March 31, 2020 8:36 AM

Scientific analysis determined that two walleyes discovered in Upper Thompson Lake in October were illegally introduced on separate occasions from the Lower Clark Fork reservoir system.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said the non-native walleyes, described as “predacious,” probably originated from the Noxon Reservoir near Trout Creek and had been illegally introduced during the summers of 2015 and 2018...

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