​Flathead Lake
Hearing reports with good numbers of Lake Trout starting to show up. Try Brad’s Super Baits Fire Tiger 3” behind some flashers. A few Lake Whitefish showing up near the Delta, a bit hit & miss though. Try the South End of the lake for Perch and Smallmouth Bass.

Flathead River – Main Stem
Starting to look good. Green water coming down and clearing up nicely. Hearing reports of nice fish hitting the San Juan Worms or small wet flies. The forks are starting to clear up as well.

South Fork – Flathead River
Above the reservoir is looking better. Still high but clearing up nicely.

This year again we have three chicks to name. We are going to use a poll again this year. Please submit your vote. Once you submit your vote you can check out the stats. We will be accepting votes until Midnight July 31st 2018.

​Flathead River
The river is starting to green up some and come down a bit. Another week or two and things should really pick up on the main stem

South Fork (Below Hungry Horse)
The water is high, but we are hearing a few decent reports on the cutts.

Hungry Horse Reservoir
Try fishing the tributary creeks for cutts. Pautzke Salmon Eggs are great. Also give small spoons in gold or hammered copper a shot. They seem to work well too

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​River fishing is still pretty well blown out. Hopefully a few more weeks and that will stabilize, and we should be rockin’ and rollin’.

Lake Mary Ronan
Salmon fishing is still good. Best in the early morning or night bites. Perch fishing is doing well also. Try near Camp Tuffit or Sunken Island. Good Bass too. Don’t forget the Bass restriction May 19th to June 30th for all Western Montana – Only ONE Bass over 22”.

Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks receives several calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. FWP no longer accepts, holds or rehabilitates ungulates like deer, moose and elk because the animals often die from the stress of captivity, and because of concerns with the spread of disease.

​There are many cases in which good intentions lead to dire consequences. One spring in Miles City, a person saw a fledgling bald eagle hopping around on the ground, which is normal behavior as they learn to fly. Thinking the bird was injured, the person threw a blanket over it and brought it to the FWP office. The eagle escaped and flew in the opposite direction of the nest, and it’s not known if it returned.
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In a more high-profile case in Yellowstone National Park two years ago, a bison calf was picked up and transported by tourists who believed it had been abandoned. The calf ultimately had to be euthanized because it couldn’t be reunited with the herd and continued to approach people and vehicles.

Congrats! to Duke and Duchess. First chick arrived today! Mom and dad are already feeding the little tyke. We still have two more eggs to go, but we are well on our way. 

Things happened a bit earlier this year then in the past. We had previously seen our chicks hatch in the first week in June. Looks like this little one just couldn't wait.

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