March brings spring weather, the renewal of fishing licenses and sadly, this year another step backwards for native trout in the Flathead! The story is well known. The accidental introduction of ...

A cooler of lake trout caught during the Mack Days fishing contest at Flathead Lake, Montana. Gillnetting has been successful in fighting invasive lake trout populations in nearby Swan Lake, but it ...

When I wrote a column a couple of months ago about how invasive flathead catfish in our part of the Susquehanna River have gone from a pariah to a much-sought-after trophy, Chis Axe noticed. The ...

Welcome to "Michigan Out-of-Doors." Thank you so much for joining us this week. Hopefully you had a great Memorial Day weekend, spent some time with friends and family, maybe did a little fishing, and ...

From left, Woody Red Cloud, Sheldon Fisher, Joe Santos and Bruce Maestas remove lake trout and whitefish from a gill net during a Native Fish Keepers netting operation on Flathead Lake. A bin of lake ...

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KALISPELL, Mont. — Fishing in parts of northwest Montana may be restricted as rivers and streams in the region are near record lows. A news advisory sent out Friday by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ...

KALISPELL — On a boat on the southern half of Flathead Lake, a small tribal fishing crew is waging a slow battle. As gears turn, a carefully placed gill net is hauled into the boat. Mostly lake trout ...

The new Pennsylvania state record for flathead catfish may break its own record someday. Mike Wherley, 46, of Fayetteville reeled in a 66-pound, 6-ounce flathead on May 14 while fishing in the ...

KALISPELL, Mont. - Anglers and boaters looking to cool off in the Flathead River will soon have to do without a popular boat access area near Kalispell. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks plans to ...

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