Licensing System to be Unavailable.
For any angler headed out for the opening weekend of stream fishing, plan ahead and buy your license early. The computers that host FWP’s Automated Licensing System will be undergoing maintenance work, and the system will be unavailable from 6 am to 8 am on Sunday May 18.
Beginning in 1995, the Montana legislature passed the Future Fisheries Improvement Program, which increased the dollars allocated to fish habitat restoration and expanded the program to include habitat improvements in lakes or reservoirs. In 1999, the legislature expanded the program and earmarked a portion of the funding allocated to the program specifically for projects that enhance habitat for bull or cutthroat trout, with an emphasis on reclaiming mining related impacts. Projects include:
Future Fisheries applications are considered every year in January and July. An independent review panel recommends Future Fisheries projects to fund to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission. Call 406-444-2449 for information or click here for details.
For years, hunters, anglers, and other recreationists have pulled their hair out over not being able to recreate on certain state school trust fund lands. The parcels, established more than a century ago to generate revenue for Montana education, are open to public recreation. Unfortunately, roughly one-third are surrounded by private property, making them nearly inaccessible. A new state program, administered by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), is helping alleviate that frustration. [Full Story]
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