FWP warns of possible fishing closures in NW Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks issued a warning July 21 about historically low flows on the Flathead River that could potentially lead to full fishing closures there, while the department added new restrictions on the Big Hole and Ruby rivers as well ahead of the hottest week in Montana so far this year.
FWP told anglers last Friday to consider voluntarily limiting their fishing to morning hours on the Flathead, Swan and Thompson rivers in northwest Montana, saying flows on the North, South and Middle forks of the Flathead are about one-third of their normal levels for mid-July and that water temperatures are already approaching levels that can be harmful to protected bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout that live in the river...
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