Today, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Ksanka Elders Advisory Committee, and several conservation organizations took legal action in State District Court to compel the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to fulfill Read more…
Check out the Fall 2021 Trout Line Newsletter! Download a PDF version for your digital reading device HERE.
Check out the Summer 2021 issue of Trout Line, the official newsletter of the Montana Council of Trout Unlimited! Download a PDF version HERE.
This August 2-8, we’re celebrating the first ever Watercraft Inspector Appreciation Week with our partners at Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and Protect Our Waters Montana. Thanks to our inspectors, aquatic invasive species (AIS) spread Read more…
Montana is currently in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave and drought and our wild trout populations are feeling the heat. Many streams around the state are already under “Hoot Owl” fishing restrictions or full Read more…
Check out the Spring 2021 issue of Trout Line, the official newsletter of the Montana Council of Trout Unlimited! Download a PDF version HERE.
This past year was a challenging one for everyone but we stayed true to our mission to conserve, protect, and restore Montana’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.
Our Winter 2021 is out now! This issue: Trout Need “Good Wood”, the 2021 Legislature, Jefferson restoration roundup, remembering Paul Roos, and more!
by Clayton Elliott, MTU Conservation and Gov’t Affairs Director After years of negotiations, MTU celebrates the recent passage of the landmark Montana Water Rights Protection Act, S. 3019. This bill finally provides Congressional ratification of Read more…
I was lucky enough to get the chance to fish the Kootenai River this summer with one of the people that knows the river and its fish better than just about anyone. Between reminders to Read more…