Group To Discuss Upper Missouri River Fish Management

Thursday, January 08, 2009
Fishing

This article was Archived on Sunday, February 08, 2009

The first meeting of the workgroup that will develop fish-management plan recommendations for three popular Upper Missouri River reservoirs is set for Monday, Jan. 12 at the Montana Association of Counties, 2715 Skyway Dr., in Helena.

The new workgroup will lead the effort to identify, define, and recommend fish management and regulation approaches on Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter reservoirs and on the Missouri River below Hauser Dam.   The group will develop management alternatives to update and revise an existing plan that has guided the reservoirs’ fisheries management since 2000.

Workgroup members represent organized warmwater and coldwater angling groups, unaffiliated warmwater and coldwater anglers, ice-fishing anglers, kids’ fishing, conservation-group members, fishing-tournament organizers, local landowners, fishing outfitters, local governments, local businesses, and other interests in the reservoir and river system.

FWP Acting Director Joe Maurier selected workgroup members from nearly 40 nominations. Workgroup members, and their affiliation or interest, include:

• Luckie Bethel         Walleyes Forever                     Billings                          
• Virgil Binkley          Angler                                      Townsend                                
• Charles Bocock      Angler                                     Great Falls                              
• Bart Bratlein            Local business owner               Helena  
• Doug Breker           Fishing tournament organizer     Townsend              
• Pete Cardinal          Guide/Outfitters                       Wolf Creek            
• Alex Ferguson         Ice-fishing angler                     Great Falls
• Dale Gilbert             Angler/landowner                     Ulm                                          
• Nick Jones                Angler                                        Sidney                                      
• Tim McAlpine           W armwater angler                      Helena
• Dan Nottingham        Cold water angler                       Clancy
• Darren Raney              Walleyes Unlimited                    Livingston
• Timothy Rauser          Local government                     Townsend                                
• Keith Schultz               Ice-fishing angler                      Eas t Helena
• Dan Spence                 Guide/Outfitter                         Bozeman              
• Richard Thompson      Conservation Group                  Townsend
• Pat Volkmar                 Kids’ fishing                              Great Falls
• Arne Wick                 Trout Unlimited                         Helena

The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. Additional information is also available on FWP’s Web site at fwp.mt.gov . Click "Fishing," then follow the links to " Fisheries Management" and "Management Plans." For information call Beth Giddings at 406-444-7815.