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2008 Spring Mack Days
Adult

Don Peters-672
Paul Haines-501
Marty Noyd-484
Mike Benson-474
Bryon Zempel-456
Sid Bitney-416
Bud Howe-413
Dean Vaughan-352
Jerry Benson-321
Joe O'Hara-267

Youth

Stephen Naethe-240
Keegan Noyd-180
Tanner Murry-100
Garett Vaughan-71
Terry Biere-29
Eric Sams-29

 

1st Week-2,171
2nd Week-1,433
3rd Week-890
4th Week-1,053
5th Week-1,657
6th Week-605
7th Week-2,104

Total-9,910

 

 


2007 Fall Mack Days
Adults


Mike Benson-847
Don Schaffer-723
B. Hammernick-651
Rod Belcher-608
Bernd Albrecht-556
Stephen Naethe-498
Paul Lebert-491
Robert Parot-457
Kevin Sparks-447
Marty Noyd-431
Dave Sparks-421
Sid Bitney-366

Youth
Stephen Naethe-498
Heidi Hereford-203
Mikayla Lebert-167
Brett Hereford-138
Maura Soukup-61
Keegan Noyd-57
Hannah Madsen-32
Linnea Madsen-31
Garett Vaughn-31
Travis Phelps-19
Daniel Hunt-13
Austin Moran-13


1st Week-1,365
2nd Week-1,697
3rd Week-2,698
4th Week-1,991
5th Week-2,531
6th Week-2,099
7th Week-1,766

Total-14,415


2007 Spring Mack Days
Adults
Paul Haines-352
Marty Noyd-316
Tim Shattuck-310
Dean Vaughn-301
Dutch Turner-258
Doug White-257
Roger Davis-252
Paul Soukup-249
Stan Ross-229
Bill Sullivan-213

 

Youth
Stephen Naethe-109
Keegan Noyd-59
Linnea Madsen-26
Cody Scheaf-21
Mitchell Decker-17
Garret Vaughn-17
Austin Moran-12
Kyleigh Tripp-10
Myles Tripp-7
Benton Spears-7
Bridger Gould-6


Weekend Totals
Week#1-2,502
Week#2-1,986
Week#3-1,356
Week#4-1,415
Week#5-645
Total-7,904




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BULL TROUT IDENTIFICATION
 


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.
Fish illustration by Joseph Tomelleri

 

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
get involved in this effort by contacting the Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks
at Helena, Kalispell, or Missoula offices, or the Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department at 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 listed.

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

TAKE THE CHALLENGE
-online bull trout identification test and
education program-http://www.fwp.state.mt.us./bulltroutid



Lake Trout

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

Be especially careful of smaller fish.  It is very easy to misidentify a small
bull trout for a small lake trout.  If you begin to catch several bull trout in an area,
it would be a good idea to move your boat to a different location.  It is illegal to target or harvest bull trout in Flathead Lake.