(Kalispell) – Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks are asking anglers to reduce impacts to cold-water fish for the remainder of the summer due to rivers and streams in northwest Montana running at or near historic lows for late July.
These lows are from the Flathead River basin experiencing severe drought conditions due to below average winter snow pack, early runoff, and above -average hot, dry summer conditions. This has caused the flows in the North, South, and Middle forks of the Flathead River to reduce to nearly a third of the yearly average for July.
If conditions on the river continue to deteriorate, full fishing closures could be implemented.
