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Look at these stats: 
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2010 Spring
Stephen Naethe-1031
Steven Benson-899
Michael Benson-737
David McDaniel-706
Charles Forgey-
Jerry Benson-553
Craig Morigeau-537
Roger Smart-495
Danny Smith-460

Youth 13-17
Stephen Naethe-1031
Brady Weible-111
Connor Kowalski-53
Terry Biere-52
Keegan Noyd-9
Eric Sams-9
Jake Shaffer-8


Youth-12 & under
Garett Vaughan-145
Tanner Murry-102
Daniel Hunt-74
Kobe Cox-67
Roger Guillory-64
Donald Soukup-22
Myles Tripp-14
Alia Dada-14



 

1st Week-2,849
2nd Week-3,394

3rd Week-3,599

4th Week-2,003
5th Week-1,768
6th Week-3,714

7th Week-3,502
8th Week-3508

Total-24,337

 

2009 Fall
Adults
Stephen Naethe-823
Roger Dilts-616
Mike Benson-601
B. Hammernick-570
Don Peters-466
Sid Bitney-433
Paul Lebert-402
Phil Meredith-392
Nicole Peters-383
David McDaniel-300


Youth
Stephen Naethe-823
Garett Vaughan-111
Dalton Meredith-102
Mikayla Lebert-51
Heidi Hereford-39
Hannah Madsen-37



Totals:
1st Week-644
2nd Week-1,189
3rd Week-3,362
4th Week-2,147
5th Week-1,797
6th Week-1,798
7th Week-1,988

Total:  12,925

2009 Spring
Adults
Stephen Naethe-714
Paul Haines-556
Dean Vaughan-432
Dan Smith-384
Mike Benson-381
Roger Smart-346
Greg Karlson-309
David McDaniel-306
Dan Long-297
Don Peters-284


Youth
StephenNaethe-714
Garett Vaughan-75
Terry Biere-61
Tanner Murray-50
Alexander Brown-36
Daniel Hunt-33
Brady Weible-28
Keegan Noyd-24
Timarih Ivanoff-24
Austin Ross-23
 

1st Week-1809
2nd Week-1626
3rd Week-954
4th Week-2,536
5th Week-2,375
6th Week-1,597
7th Week-1,680
Total-12,651

 




 

 




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Mack Days Fishing Events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

 

 

BULL TROUT IDENTIFICATION
Bull trout are a threatened
species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Montana law requires all bull trout must be released immediately
unless authorized-Flathead Lake is immediate release.

When handling fish-wet your hands-be very careful-do not
put your fingers in the gills of the fish.  If your hook does not
easily come out-clip the line and leave the hook inside the
fish.  It will eventually dissolve the hook.


Check the dorsal fin-"No black"-put it back.
"No black" means no black spots.



Pale yellow spots on the back.
Red, pinkish, or orange spots on the side.
White leading edges on fins.
Tail only slightly forked. Smaller bull trout
may deceive you by a slight fork in the tail.
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK-any color in the spots on the sides of
the fish should tell you it is a bull trout-look at
the spots on the top of the back-if they are uniform
looking-it is a bull trout-
throw it back if you
are not sure of the ID of the fish.
Fish illustration by Joseph Tomelleri

If you are fishing an area where you
are catching several bull trout you should
move to another location-don't stay in
that area and continue to catch bull trout.
It is illegal to target or harvest a bull trout in Flathead Lake.

 

Once common throughout the inland Northwest, bull trout now
live in reduced numbers in five western states and two Canadian provinces. They have been reduced by damage to their stream habitats, competition from introduced exotic species like brook trout and lake trout, and poaching. Bull trout are now listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. They are extinct in California.  Montana is the bull trout's stronghold in the U.S., but even here, they are considered a "species of special concern," and they face a chance of extinction in most streams where they still live.

Montanans have made saving the bull trout a high priority and a measure of our ability to be a good steward of our sensitive natural resources.  You can become involved in this effort by contacting Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks at the Helena, Kalispell, or Missoula offices, or the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department in Polson. 

One of the best ways you can help is by knowing how to identify bull trout.  Bull trout can be separated from brook, lake, and brown, trout by a few characteristics that are listed.

You can help save the bull trout by identifying and carefully releasing each bull trout you catch.

TAKE THE CHALLENGE
-online bull trout identification test and
education program-Montana FWP bull trout test-click here.



Lake Trout

Numerous light spots (none are orange or red)  on dorsal fin and tail.Tail deeply forked.
White leading edges often present on fins.