Montana Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in Montana?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
Montana Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to Montana Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of Montana's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
- Montana Department of Environmental Quality
- Welcome to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's web site! We invite you to use our site to find environmental information and respond to the many public forums presented in these pages.
Montana Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in Montana.
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Informational meeting planned for area irrigators
- Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks will also be present to help answer 219 questions. A total of 310 permits through the conservation district will also be addressed. Local Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Officials will explain the ...
- Sidney Herald
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- 2/4/2012 6:00:57 PM
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Bighorns difficult to capture on Wild Horse Island
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman John Fraley says officials would try to capture more on Saturday. This is the third year of the sheep capture operation and officials surmise the bighorns might have learned to hide in the trees.
- KULR8
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- 2/4/2012 1:57:34 PM
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Bear stakes out den beneath Montana cabin
- "So far, the bear is ahead in this game," Wing said. Jamie Jonkel, bear manager with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said it is not uncommon for bears to den under rural, seasonal homes. If wildlife sees an empty cabin in the woods ...
- Billings Gazette
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- 2/4/2012 1:28:56 PM
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Bear stakes out den beneath Georgetown Lake cabin
- "So far, the bear is ahead in this game," Wing said. Jamie Jonkel, bear manager with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said it is not uncommon for bears to den under rural, seasonal homes. If wildlife sees an empty cabin in the woods ...
- Montana Standard
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- 2/4/2012 5:22:10 AM
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Roy Yost, 68
- Yost. Roy worked at the Berkeley Pit where he made many good friends. His enjoyments in life were his best friend “Grizz” (his dog), camping, fishing and stock car racing. He was preceded in death by his parents, parents-in-law, and his ...
- Montana Standard
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- 2/3/2012 10:55:37 PM
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Sheep flights extended into third day
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials hope to capture a total of 50 sheep, so the helicopter netting operation will continue today, said John Fraley, the agency’s spokesman in Kalispell. Helicopter operations continued only until 11 a.m. Friday ...
- Daily Interlake
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- 2/3/2012 9:08:15 PM
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Hibernation digs
- "So far, the bear is ahead in this game," Wing said. Jamie Jonkel, bear manager with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said it is not uncommon for bears to den under rural, seasonal homes. If wildlife sees an empty cabin in the woods ...
- Montana Standard
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- 2/3/2012 8:32:27 PM
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Rescue team looking for entangled whale off Hawaii
- A humpback whale rescue team is looking for a whale off Hawaii that is caught in fishing lines. Jeff Walters, the marine mammal branch chief at the National Marine Fisheries Service, said Friday the gear could kill the whale. He says the lines are caught .
- Montana Standard
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- 2/3/2012 6:09:17 PM
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Wounded Warriors ‘Whole Again’
- The nonprofit, based in Florida, was established to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans adjust to civilian life, stay connected to fellow veterans and enjoy temporary escapes, like a weekend on a Montana ranch or fly fishing in New York. Last week ...
- Flathead Beacon
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- 2/3/2012 2:05:54 PM
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Seattle theater opening play based on Montana author's book
- Starting Tuesday, a repertory theater in Seattle opens a new play based on a novel from famed Montana author Ivan Doig The Book-It Repertory Theatre begins a month-long run of its adaptation of “Prairie Nocturne” on Feb. 7 that runs through ...
- Great Falls Tribune
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- 2/3/2012 1:44:26 PM
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Raise, release program; planned for May 15
- Under Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ (MFWP) Upland Game Bird Release Program, landowners who attempt to establish pheasant populations in suitable habitat can be reimbursed for raising and releasing pheasants. Landowners can apply if the land ...
- The Western News
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- 2/3/2012 10:09:41 AM
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Judge rejects challenge on sage grouse listing
- Judge B. Lynn Winmill on Thursday granted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's request to rule against two environmental groups in their lawsuit seeking increased protections for the bird. Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians had ...
- KULR8
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- 2/3/2012 8:58:06 AM
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Montana included in Michael Foods egg recall
- Michael Foods, of Minnetonka, is recalling eggs in brine sold in 10- and 25-pound pails for institutional use in 34 states, including Montana. The eggs carry six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms, GFS, Glenview Farms, Papetti’s, Silverbrook ...
- Great Falls Tribune
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- 2/3/2012 8:29:28 AM
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Northwest Montana’s wolf hunt closed
- The order halting the hunt came after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials received word that the pre-established harvest quota for wolves in the WMU had been met. For more information, visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov click “Montana ...
- Lake County Leader Advertiser
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- 2/3/2012 6:42:06 AM
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Montana Country Poets and Pickers gathering is this weekend in Chinook
- More than 30 cowboy poets and musicians come together this weekend in Chinook for the 18th annual Montana Country Poets and Pickers Western Heritage Roundup. The event starts tonight at 7 at the Chinook High School Auditorium and continues on ...
- Great Falls Tribune
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- 2/3/2012 3:50:18 AM
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Bighorns begin journey
- “It’s a little slow right now but these operations can change pretty quickly,” said Bruce Sterling, a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist based out of Thompson Falls. “This is third straight year we’ve done this, so when they hear that ...
- Daily Interlake
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- 2/2/2012 6:24:47 PM
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Whooping cranes guided by plane to stay in Ala.
- Operation Migration is part of the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership, a coalition of public and private groups that includes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Wisconsin
- Montana Standard
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- 2/2/2012 5:06:03 PM
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Montana political practice nominees have partisan ties
- HELENA — The four people nominated by state lawmakers to be the next commissioner over ethics and campaign complaints all have partisan ties. Legislative leaders on Thursday gave Gov. Brian Schweitzer four suggestions to replace former ...
- Great Falls Tribune
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- 2/2/2012 10:25:11 AM
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MARK WARD: Great skiing conditions found around western Montana
- Once winter arrived in Montana a couple of weeks ago ... teams are heading down to Hebgan Lake this weekend to ice fish a tournament, which is an official North American Ice Fishing Circuit event. The weekend begins Friday night with an ice ...
- Missoulian
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- 2/2/2012 6:57:36 AM
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Montana State lands line strength, kickers
- The Montana State Bobcats rolled the dice largely with high school players on National Signing Day, and here's the kicker: Well, actually here's two kickers. The Bobcats, with only 12 scholarships to offer and a strong nucleus returning from the ...
- Great Falls Tribune
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- 2/2/2012 3:51:29 AM
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Lawrence Joseph Malyevac, 63
- Larry attended St John’s Elementary School and graduated from Boys’ Central High School in 1967, attended Montana Tech ... He spent many weekends taking his kids fishing, camping, or golfing. With four children, there was always an adventure ...
- Montana Standard
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- 2/1/2012 11:33:47 PM
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Details Released in Billings Double Murder
- BILLINGS - The suspect in the double homicide case made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon, and more details are being released in the investigation that left two sisters dead. Twenty-year-old Andrew Denning faces two counts of ...
- KULR8
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- 2/1/2012 9:46:24 PM
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City’s golf course project out for public comment
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is accepting comments before deciding whether to issue a permit for Kalispell’s riverbank stabilization project at Buffalo Hill Golf Course. The agency has issued a draft environmental assessment and is proposing to ...
- Daily Interlake
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- 2/1/2012 6:54:37 PM
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Kathleen Marie Wichman
- She came to Montana to attend nursing school at St. Joseph’s Hospital ... She also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and baseball. Kathleen is survived by her children, Eileen (David) Childers of Missoula, Allen Wichman of Anchorage, Alaska, Lois ...
- Lewistown News-Argus
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- 2/1/2012 10:04:54 AM
Montana Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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Montana Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in Montana.
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