Current Closures:
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08/18/2017
Seeley Lake waters are open again to boating and other recreation, effective immediately. The lake has been under a temporary emergency closure since August 1 while planes scooped water from the lake to fight the Rice Ridge Fire.
(Region 2 - Drought & Fire)
08/14/2017
With nights getting longer and cooler, a couple of sections of the Big Hole River and the Lower Beaverhead River in southwest Montana have met the criteria for lifting fishing restrictions.
(Region 3 - Drought & Fire)
08/01/2017
Warm water temperatures have triggered "hoot-owl" fishing restrictions, beginning Thursday, August 3, on the Bitterroot River from Veteran’s Bridge on Highway 93 just north of Hamilton, downstream to the confluence with the Clark Fork in Missoula (approximately 55 miles).
(Region 2 - Drought & Fire)
08/01/2017
FWP is closing all of Seeley Lake waters, effective immediately, for public safety while crews use the lake water to fight the Rice Ridge Fire.
(Region 2 - Waterbody Restrictions, Closures & Reopenings)
07/28/2017
To help ease the strain on fish as water temperatures rise, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is implementing fishing restrictions on the upper Clark Fork River and Silver Bow Creek beginning Saturday, July 29.
(Region 2 - Waterbody Restrictions, Closures & Reopenings)
07/18/2017
High water temperatures and low stream flows have prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to implement “hoot owl” restrictions on several rivers in Southwest Montana starting Wednesday.
(Region 3 - Drought & Fire)
07/07/2017
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks has advised anglers on two central Montana rivers that all fishing will close daily from 2 p.m. to midnight, starting Sunday, July 9 until conditions improve.
(Region 4 - Drought & Fire)