Fishing - Region 6
Monday, July 14, 2014
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows children to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year.
The “Kids to Fish” program lets youngsters check out fishing rods and reels and basic tackle at 48 different sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. Nationally known rod and reel manufacturers and tackle retailers D & G Sports & Western in Glasgow and Stromberg’s Sinclair and the Big R store in Havre give FWP substantial discounts that help keep the program sustainable. New loaner sites have been set up this year at the Ag Land Co-op store in Wolf Point and the Tire-Rama store in Rudyard.
Youngsters are required to sign out the equipment and return it in good working order within a reasonable amount of time. About 400 of the fully-rigged rods are available for free public use.
Fishing rods and tackle are currently available to check out at these locations:
GLASGOW
- FWP Region 6 headquarters
- City-County Library
- Cottonwood Inn
- Ezzie’s West End Conoco
- Glasgow Recreation Department
FORT PECK
- Downstream (Kiwanis) Campground
- Fort Peck Fish Hatchery
- Lakeridge Store & Tackle Shop
- Fort Peck Marina
- Fort Peck Interpretive Center
- Rock Creek Marina
CIRCLE
· Circle County Market
HINSDALE
· Gouse Engraving & Gun Sales
SACO
- R & C’s Daily Grind
MALTA
- Phillips County Library
DODSON
- Al’s Town & Country Store
FORT BELKNAP AGENCY
- Kwik Stop store
HARLEM
- EZ Mart store
CHINOOK
- Finley’s Food Farm
HAVRE AREA
- FWP Havre Office
- Stromberg’s Sinclair
- Hill County Library
- The Walleye Tavern (near Fresno Reservoir)
GILDFORD
· Gildford Mercantile
HINGHAM
- Spencer’s Hi-Way Bar & Grill
RUDYARD
· Tire-Rama store
BOX ELDER
· Jitter Bugs store
ROCKY BOY AGENCY
- Chippewa-Cree Tribal TANF office
BIG SANDY
- The Grocery Store
LOMA
- Midway Mercantile
NASHUA
- B&B Foods
- Bergie’s ice cream store
FRASER
· Fraser School
WOLF POINT
- Cenex West station
- Ag Land Co-op store
POPLAR
- Tribal Express store
BROCKTON
- B & S Quick Stop
BAINVILLE
- Bainville School (Chuck Hyatt, 769-7111)
CULBERTSON
- Culbertson Library
FROID
· Froid Grocery
MEDICINE LAKE
- Lake Pit Stop store
PLENTYWOOD
- Sheridan County Library
- Ace Hardware
FLAXVILLE
· Grain Growers Oil Company store
SCOBEY
- Grain Growers Oil Company store
- TruValue Hardware
PEERLESS
· Dutch Henry’s Club
OPHEIM
- Pro Co-op Ag Center