2026 regulation year
Montana Fishing Regulations 2026 — License Fees, Seasons, Bag Limits
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Montana runs a single-agency regulatory system through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) covering all inland freshwater fisheries — Montana is a fully landlocked northern Rocky Mountain state operating the premier wild + native trout + tailwater + free-flowing river system in the lower 48. Montana operates a distinctive two-tier license framework: every angler 12+ must hold a Conservation License ($8 res / $10 NR) as the base authority for all outdoor activities, plus a Fishing License ($21 res annual / $100 NR annual), plus an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention Pass ($2 res / $7.50 NR) required for anglers 16 and older, added 2017 in response to invasive zebra mussel detection in Tiber Reservoir + Canyon Ferry Reservoir — Montana is one of only a handful of states with a standalone AIS Pass. The Madison River (183-mile river from the Madison + Firehole River confluence in Yellowstone NP through Hebgen Lake + Quake Lake + the '50-mile riffle' wade-fishing reach + Ennis Lake + Beartrap Canyon + Three Forks to the Missouri Headwaters confluence at Three Forks MT) is the most famous wild rainbow + brown trout river in the West — the '50-mile riffle' below Quake Lake is the legendary continuous-pocket-water reach that defined modern western dry-fly + nymph technique. The Yellowstone River (692-mile river from the headwaters at the Continental Divide in Yellowstone NP through Yellowstone Lake + the Lamar + Soda Butte tributaries + Gardiner MT + Paradise Valley + Livingston + Big Timber + Columbus + Billings + Forsyth + Miles City + Glendive to the MT/ND boundary at the Missouri River confluence — country's longest undammed river in the lower 48) is the wild Yellowstone cutthroat + brown trout + rainbow + smallmouth bass + sauger + paddlefish river — Paradise Valley + the 60-mile reach from Gardiner downstream to Livingston is the country's premier wild Yellowstone cutthroat fishery. The Bighorn River (461-mile river from the Wind River + Bighorn confluence at Boysen Reservoir WY downstream through the Bighorn Canyon NRA + Yellowtail Dam tailwater at Fort Smith MT downstream to the Yellowstone River confluence at Custer MT) is the country's premier wild brown + rainbow trout tailwater — the Yellowtail Dam tailwater 13-mile blue-ribbon reach from the dam at Fort Smith downstream to Bighorn Access (Three-Mile + Bighorn + Mallard Access) produces 4-8 lb brown trout routinely. The Missouri Headwaters at Three Forks MT (Madison + Jefferson + Gallatin Rivers join to form the Missouri at Missouri Headwaters State Park) is the geographic origin of the Missouri River — the Missouri River below Holter Dam through Craig + Wolf Creek + Cascade is the country's premier wild brown + rainbow trout tailwater (40+ mile blue-ribbon reach). The Big Hole River (153-mile river from the headwaters at Skinner Lake + Jackson MT through Wisdom + Wise River + Divide + Melrose + Glen + Twin Bridges to the Beaverhead River confluence) carries the last remaining naturally-reproducing fluvial population of arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in the lower 48 — Big Hole arctic grayling FWP-managed under federal candidate-species + state Species of Concern protection (catch-and-release on the Big Hole + the Central District + listed waters). The Beaverhead River (80-mile tailwater from Clark Canyon Reservoir at Dillon MT through Barretts + Pipe Organ + the Beaverhead Canyon + Twin Bridges to the Big Hole + Ruby confluence) carries the country's premier trophy brown trout tailwater — MT state-record rainbow trout 30 lb 0 oz Beaverhead River 1996 (Twin Bridges, Beaverhead County). Wade Lake + Cliff Lake (Beaverhead County natural lakes adjacent to the Madison River) carry the country's premier still-water trophy brown trout fishery — MT state-record brown trout 29 lb 0 oz Wade Lake 1966 (one of the largest brown trout state records in the country). Flathead Lake (200 sq mi natural lake in Flathead + Lake Counties NW MT — country's largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River) carries native bull trout (federally Threatened ESA — catch-and-release-only) + lake trout (Mackinaw) + lake whitefish + kokanee salmon + Westslope cutthroat fishery — FWP-distinctive Mackinaw suppression program on Flathead Lake to protect native bull trout + native westslope cutthroat. Fort Peck Reservoir (245,000-acre Missouri River main-stem reservoir — USACE Omaha District Fort Peck Dam built 1940 — McCone / Garfield / Phillips / Petroleum / Valley / Fergus Counties — country's fifth-largest reservoir by surface area, 134 miles long, 220 ft maximum depth) is Montana's flagship walleye + smallmouth bass + chinook salmon + lake trout + northern pike + paddlefish + sauger fishery — FWP + USFWS Fort Peck Tribes Hatchery walleye + chinook salmon stocking program; Fort Peck is one of only inland US lakes with viable stocked Pacific salmon fishery (alongside Lake Sakakawea ND + Lake Oahe SD + Great Lakes Pacific salmon program). Yellowtail Reservoir + Bighorn Canyon NRA (71-mile Bighorn River impoundment behind USBR Yellowtail Dam built 1966 — Big Horn County MT + Big Horn County WY — NPS-administered Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area) carries walleye + smallmouth bass + lake trout + brown trout fishery + joint MT/WY reciprocal compact on main stem. Hebgen Lake (12,400-acre Madison River reservoir near West Yellowstone — USBR Hebgen Dam 1914 — Gallatin County) carries trophy wild brown + rainbow trout fishery + the legendary 'gulper' summer dry-fly hatch. Glacier National Park (federal jurisdiction overlay — Glacier County + Flathead County NW MT — 1,012,837-acre NPS-administered park along the Continental Divide on the BC border) carries native westslope cutthroat + bull trout fishery — federal NPS catch-and-release-only regulation on most park waters + ESA bull trout protection. Yellowstone National Park (federal jurisdiction overlay — small MT sliver in the SW corner around Gardiner MT entrance + Tower Junction; the bulk of YNP is in Wyoming) carries the Yellowstone cutthroat + native fluvial Arctic grayling + wild brown + brook + rainbow trout fishery — federal NPS catch-and-release rules + native Yellowstone cutthroat protection. Montana sets limits by Fishing District (Western / Central / Eastern) and water type, NOT by a single statewide number. Brook trout is a separate limit (20 / day Western + Central, 10 / day Eastern). Combined trout (brown + rainbow + golden + arctic grayling, plus cutthroat in the Central + Eastern Districts) runs Western lakes 5 / day with only 1 over 22 in + rivers 3 / day with only 1 over 14 in; Central lakes 5 + rivers 5 / day with only 1 over 18 in and only 1 cutthroat; Eastern lakes + rivers 5 / day — there is NO statewide minimum-length or 18-in quality-management minimum (the '18 in' on Central rivers is a one-big-fish protection, not a minimum). Cutthroat trout is a separate Western District limit (3 / day; rivers none over 12 in) and is catch-and-release only on listed native-cutthroat reaches (Flathead Lake, upper Yellowstone, Madison, Big Hole, Bitterroot, Blackfoot, Swan). Walleye is treated as an INVASIVE in the Western District (all walleye must be killed + reported to FWP) while the Central District allows 5 / day sauger + walleye combined (only 2 sauger) and the Eastern District (Fort Peck) 5 / day, 10 in possession — no statewide size minimum (Canyon Ferry + the Missouri reservoirs cap only 1 over 15 in). Smallmouth bass 15 / day Western + 5 / day Central + Eastern, no size limit (FWP-distinctive — bass non-native to MT, harvest encouraged); kokanee salmon district-based (Western 20 / day + 40 possession, Central 10 / day, Eastern 5 / day; Lake Mary Ronan 10 / day, Little Bitterroot Lake 20 / day with no more than 2 over 12 in); northern pike district-based (Western 15 / day no possession limit, Central + Eastern 10 / day; Lake Mary Ronan + listed western trout waters require all pike killed + reported as invasive); chinook salmon 5 / day Fort Peck Reservoir (Eastern combined-salmon limit); lake trout district-based (Western 20 / day, Central + Eastern 3 / day; Flathead Lake 100 / day with only 1 over 36 in + all 30-36 in released — FWP/CSKT co-managed Mackinaw suppression to protect native bull trout + westslope cutthroat, spring + fall Mack Days harvest derby); arctic grayling catch-and-release on the Big Hole River (last fluvial population in the lower 48, FWP Species of Concern) + the entire Central District + listed waters; bull trout closed statewide EXCEPT a regulated Catch-Card season on Lake Koocanusa (catch-and-release) and Hungry Horse Reservoir + the South Fork Flathead River (limited harvest) — anglers select only one of the two areas (federally Threatened ESA); paddlefish FWP Paddlefish Tag + Yellowstone River + lower Missouri snag-fishing season May 15 – June 30; channel catfish 10 / day combined no min. FWP fees: $8 res Conservation License (18-61; $4 ages 12-17 + 62+) + $21 res season fishing (18-61) + $10.50 res reduced season fishing (youth 12-17, seniors 62+, residents with a disability) + $2 res AIS Prevention Pass + $5 res 2-day fishing + $48 res combination fishing + hunting (Sportsman) + $0 res under 12; $10 NR Conservation License + $100 NR season fishing + $56 NR 5-day fishing + $14 NR 1-day fishing + $7.50 NR AIS Prevention Pass + $30 NR motorized-vessel AIS pass ($10 non-motorized) + $0 NR under 12. The AIS Prevention Pass is mandatory for every angler 16 and older (added 2017 after invasive zebra mussel detection in Tiber Reservoir + Canyon Ferry Reservoir); a paddlefish tag ($6.50 res / $15 NR) is required to fish for paddlefish.
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License fees
| Licence | Price (USD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Conservation License (18-61) | $8.00 | Required base license before any fishing/hunting license can be purchased; $4 for residents 12-17 and 62+ |
| Resident Season Fishing License (18-61) | $21.00 | Valid March 1 through end of February; total with Conservation + AIS = $31 |
| Resident Season Fishing License (12-15, 16-17, 62+, or with disability) | $10.50 | Reduced season fishing license for youth, seniors 62+, and qualifying residents with a disability |
| Resident AIS Prevention Pass | $2.00 | Required for anglers 16 and older — added 2017 after invasive zebra mussel detection in Tiber Reservoir + Canyon Ferry Reservoir |
| Resident 2-day fishing | $5.00 | 2 consecutive calendar days |
| Resident annual combination fishing + hunting (Sportsman) | $48.00 | Combination license includes a season fishing license |
| Lifetime Fishing License for the Blind | $10.00 | Plus annual $2 AIS Prevention Pass |
| Resident under 12 | Free | No license required under age 12; must still observe all limits |
| Licence | Price (USD) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Non-resident Conservation License | $10.00 | Required base license before any fishing license can be purchased |
| Non-resident Season Fishing License | $100.00 | Valid March 1 through end of February; total with Conservation + AIS = $117.50 |
| Non-resident 5-day fishing | $56.00 | 5 consecutive calendar days |
| Non-resident 1-day fishing | $14.00 | 1 calendar day |
| Non-resident AIS Prevention Pass | $7.50 | Required for anglers 16 and older |
| Non-resident Motorized Vessel AIS Prevention Pass | $30.00 | Per vessel, good through Dec. 31; $10 per non-motorized vessel |
| Non-resident under 12 | Free | No license required under age 12; must still observe all limits |
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Top species — season, bag, size
| Species | Season | Daily bag | Size / slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow troutCompare across states → | Open year-round on most waters; listed wild-trout reaches carry seasonal closures; Madison + Bighorn + Missouri + Beaverhead tailwater reaches carry FWP wild-trout regulation | Part of the district combined-trout limit — Western lakes 5 / day (only 1 over 22 in) + rivers 3 / day (only 1 over 14 in); Central lakes 5 + rivers 5 / day (only 1 over 18 in); Eastern lakes + rivers 5 / day. Catch-and-release for rainbow on the Beaverhead, most of the Madison, and listed reaches | No statewide minimum length; 'only 1 over' large-fish protection on listed river reaches (22 in Western, 18 in Central rivers) |
| Brown troutCompare across states → | Open year-round on most waters; Bighorn + Madison + Missouri + Beaverhead tailwater wild brown-trout reaches managed under FWP wild-trout regulation | Part of the district combined-trout limit (Western/Central rivers 3-5 / day); Beaverhead River 5 / day all under 18 in (releases protect big browns); Missouri below Holter Dam 3 / day, only 1 over 18 in, only 1 brown | No statewide minimum; Beaverhead River brown trout all must be under 18 in (max-size protection); large-fish caps on listed reaches |
| Cutthroat trout (native westslope + Yellowstone)Compare across states → | Open year-round on most waters; listed native westslope + Yellowstone cutthroat reaches carry catch-and-release-only protection | Western District 3 / day (separate from combined trout); Central + Eastern District counted in the combined-trout limit (only 1 cutthroat per day on Central rivers). Catch-and-release on Flathead Lake, the upper Yellowstone, Swan, Blackfoot, Bitterroot and other listed native-cutthroat reaches | Western District rivers/streams none over 12 in; no statewide minimum elsewhere |
| Smallmouth bassCompare across states → | Open year-round statewide; May – September pre-spawn through post-spawn densest fishing window on Tongue + Powder + lower Yellowstone + Fort Peck | Western District 15 / day; Central + Eastern District 5 / day (FWP-distinctive — bass non-native to MT, harvest encouraged) | No statewide minimum |
| WalleyeCompare across states → | Open year-round statewide; April – June pre-spawn through post-spawn densest fishing window on Fort Peck + Canyon Ferry + Tiber + Tongue River Reservoir | Western District: all walleye must be killed + reported to FWP (invasive-eradication rule); Central District 5 / day (only 2 sauger); Eastern District 5 / day; Canyon Ferry + Missouri reservoirs 10 / day, only 1 over 15 in | No statewide minimum length; large-fish caps on listed reservoirs (only 1 over 15 in on Canyon Ferry; only 1 over 25 in on Hauser + Holter) |
| Kokanee salmonCompare across states → | Open year-round; densest September – November fall spawning run on Lake Mary Ronan + Flathead Lake + Georgetown Lake | District-based — Western 20 / day (40 possession), Central 10 / day, Eastern 5 / day; Lake Mary Ronan 10 / day, Little Bitterroot Lake 20 / day (no more than 2 over 12 in) | No statewide minimum; Little Bitterroot Lake no more than 2 / day over 12 in |
| Lake trout (Mackinaw)Compare across states → | Open year-round; Flathead Lake spring + fall Mack Days harvest derby (FWP/CSKT Mackinaw suppression) | District-based — Western 20 / day, Central + Eastern 3 / day; Flathead Lake 100 / day with only 1 over 36 in (all 30-36 in released) | Flathead Lake: release all 30-36 in, only 1 over 36 in; no minimum elsewhere |
| Northern pikeCompare across states → | Open year-round; April – May post-ice-out pre-spawn densest fishing window on Fort Peck + Tiber + Nelson + Fresno | District-based — Western 15 / day (no possession limit), Central + Eastern 10 / day; Lake Mary Ronan kill + report (invasive) | No statewide minimum |
Notable water-body special regulations
Rainbow trout CATCH-AND-RELEASE only from the YNP boundary downstream (anglers 14 and under may keep 1); Quake Lake outlet to Varney Bridge ALL trout catch-and-release, artificial lures only, no fishing from boats on the wade-only '50-mile riffle'; Ennis Dam to the mouth northern pike no limit
Cutthroat trout 0 / day catch-and-release-only on YNP + Paradise Valley + upper river reaches (FWP native Yellowstone cutthroat protection); trout 5 / day combined below Big Timber; smallmouth bass 5 / day no minimum on lower river (Forsyth downstream); sauger + walleye 5 / day combined; paddlefish FWP Paddlefish Tag + snag-fishing season May 15 – June 30 from Intake Diversion Dam downstream
A Montana fishing license is required for all anglers within the Crow Reservation — no tribal permit needed; Yellowtail Dam tailwater 13-mile blue-ribbon reach (dam at Fort Smith downstream to Bighorn FAS) produces 4-8 lb brown trout routinely; cable 600 ft below Afterbay Dam to Bighorn FAS is artificial lures only; combined trout under the Central District river standard
Missouri River below Holter Dam
Holter Dam to Cascade Bridge combined trout 3 / day, only 1 over 18 in and only 1 may be a brown trout; walleye 20 / day; northern pike no limit; FWP-managed wild brown + rainbow trout tailwater, one of country's densest catchable trout populations (~5,000 fish per mile)
Rainbow trout CATCH-AND-RELEASE only (entire river); brown trout 5 / day, all must be UNDER 18 in (large-fish protection); Clark Canyon Dam to High Bridge FAS + Barretts Diversion to the mouth are catch-and-release only; artificial lures + single-pointed hooks only; MT state-record rainbow trout 30 lb 0 oz Beaverhead 1996 (Twin Bridges); one of country's premier trophy brown trout tailwaters
Arctic grayling CATCH-AND-RELEASE only (entire river — last fluvial population in lower 48, FWP Species of Concern); headwaters to Dickie Bridge combined trout 5 / day no size restriction; Dickie Bridge to the mouth CATCH-AND-RELEASE only (Apr 1 – Sept 30), artificial lures + single-pointed hooks only; float-outfitting restricted by reach + day of week
Lake trout (Mackinaw) 100 / day with only 1 over 36 in + all 30-36 in released (FWP/CSKT co-managed Mackinaw suppression — Tribes manage the south half, FWP the north half — spring + fall Mack Days harvest derby pays anglers per fish to protect native bull trout + westslope cutthroat); bull trout angling closed — release immediately (federally Threatened ESA); cutthroat trout CATCH-AND-RELEASE only; lake whitefish 100 / day; yellow perch no limit (only 10 / day over 10 in); a Flathead Reservation Tribal Permit is required for the southern portion of the lake
Eastern District limits — sauger/walleye 5 / day, 10 in possession (no statewide size minimum); bass 5 / day; salmon (kokanee + chinook combined) 5 / day, 10 in possession (FWP + Fort Peck Tribes Hatchery chinook program — one of few inland US lakes with stocked chinook outside the Great Lakes); northern pike 10 / day; lake trout 3 / day, 6 in possession; channel catfish 10 / day, 20 in possession; paddlefish 1 per season (tag required)
Yellowtail Reservoir + Bighorn Canyon NRA
MT/WY joint reciprocal compact on the boundary reservoir (FWP-listed as Bighorn Lake); bass 10 / day; sauger/walleye 6 / day (only 3 sauger), 12 in possession; channel catfish 6 / day; burbot (ling) 3 / day; shovelnose sturgeon 2 / day; no statewide size minimum
Combined trout under the Central District lake standard (5 / day, 10 in possession); FWP-managed wild brown + rainbow trout fishery famed for the summer 'gulper' dry-fly hatch on calm-water flats; kokanee snagging open Sept 1 – Oct 31 (35 / day, 70 in possession)
MT state-record brown trout 29 lb 0 oz Wade Lake 1966 (one of the largest brown trout state records in the country); combined trout under the Central District lake standard; manually-operated + electric-motor-only watercraft; spawning channel + inlet closed as posted
Walleye 10 / day, only 1 over 15 in (possession twice the daily limit); brown trout catch-and-release (anglers 14 and under may keep 1); yellow perch 10 / day; northern pike no limit; AIS-positive water (invasive zebra mussel detection 2016 led to the mandatory AIS Prevention Pass)
Walleye + sauger under the Central District standard (5 / day, only 2 sauger); northern pike 10 / day; AIS-positive water (invasive zebra mussel detection 2016 prompted the FWP AIS Prevention Pass program)
Clark Fork River + Bitterroot River + Blackfoot River
Trout 5 / day combined; cutthroat trout 0 / day catch-and-release-only on Blackfoot + Bitterroot wild westslope cutthroat reaches; bull trout 0 / day catch-and-release-only (federally Threatened ESA — Bitterroot + Blackfoot bull trout core habitat)
FWP Smith River Float Permit lottery required to float Camp Baker to Eden Bridge (mandatory registration + floater's fee, February drawing — one of the few US rivers with a limited-entry float-permit system alongside the Grand Canyon + Middle Fork Salmon); Camp Baker to Eden Bridge combined trout 3 under 13 in + only 1 over 22 in daily; artificial lures only (anglers 14 and under may use bait)
Federal NPS jurisdiction overlay — NPS Glacier NP regulations supersede FWP regulations; native westslope cutthroat + bull trout fishery; bull trout 0 / day catch-and-release-only (federally Threatened ESA); native westslope cutthroat catch-and-release-only on most park waters; MT state-record westslope cutthroat 16 lb 0 oz Red Eagle Lake 1955 (Glacier NP)
Bull trout CATCH-AND-RELEASE only with a Lake Koocanusa Bull Trout Catch Card in possession (one of only two MT bull-trout angling areas — anglers select EITHER Koocanusa OR Hungry Horse + South Fork Flathead); rainbow trout adipose-clipped fish under 22 in must be released; kokanee salmon 50 / day, 100 in possession; 90-mile Kootenai River reservoir on the MT/BC border behind Libby Dam
Hungry Horse Reservoir + South Fork Flathead River
Open for a regulated + experimental bull trout angling season — a Hungry Horse / South Fork Flathead Bull Trout Catch Card is required (anglers select EITHER this area OR Lake Koocanusa); the South Fork Flathead is the most intact native westslope cutthroat + bull trout stronghold in the lower 48; cutthroat catch-and-release on listed reaches
Bull trout closed (release immediately); Libby Dam to Highway 37 bridge rainbow trout 1 / day, 28 in minimum (open June 1 – Feb 28); Highway 37 bridge to the Idaho border rainbow 4 / day (3 under 13 in + only 1 over 18 in); brown trout no limit — all browns between Libby Dam and Kootenai Falls must be killed + reported (invasive); burbot catch-and-release
Combined trout 3 / day; burbot (ling) 3 / day, all over 23 in; the Beaverhead River tailwater source reservoir near Dillon; AIS-listed water
Combined trout 5 / day, only 1 over 18 in; mountain whitefish 35 / day; Hi-Line river below Tiber Dam (Lake Elwell)
Combined trout 5 / day; arctic grayling catch-and-release; flows from the Yellowstone NP boundary through the Gallatin Canyon to the East Gallatin near Bozeman; a famous wild rainbow + brown + cutthroat freestone trout river
Combined trout (includes brook trout) 5 / day, of which only 1 may be a brook trout and only brook trout over 16 in may be kept; popular SW MT kokanee + rainbow + brook trout fishery near Anaconda; South + East shoreline open July 1 – Mar 31
Lake trout 1 / day, must be over 42 in (Montana's deepest natural lake, near Whitefish); combined trout under the Western District lake standard; cutthroat catch-and-release on listed reaches
Frequently asked questions
- Do you need a fishing license to fish in Montana?
- Yes. Montana requires residents and non-residents alike to hold a valid fishing license, with the usual exemptions for young children, state free-fishing days, and some senior or disabled-veteran categories. Buy directly from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP); resident and non-resident fees are listed in the tables above.
- How much is a fishing license in Montana?
- Resident fees range from $2.00 (resident ais prevention pass) to $48.00 (resident annual combination fishing + hunting (sportsman)); Non-resident fees range from $7.50 (non-resident ais prevention pass) to $100.00 (non-resident season fishing license). The full breakdown — annual, multi-day, senior, and lifetime options — is in the license-fee tables above, and you can compare Montana against every other state on the license-fee comparator.
- What fish can you catch in Montana?
- Montana anglers most commonly target Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Cutthroat trout (native westslope + Yellowstone), Smallmouth bass, Walleye, Kokanee salmon, and others. Each species sets its own season, daily bag, and size or slot limit — compare them in the species table above, or open a species page for the full 2026 rule.
- When does fishing season open in Montana?
- It depends on the species — Montana sets a separate season for each. Warmwater fish like bass, catfish, and panfish are open year-round in most of the state, while trout, walleye, salmon, and other cold-water or migratory species have dated seasons. The season column in the table above shows each one, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) can shift dates by emergency order.
- Are there special fishing rules on specific Montana waters?
- Yes. 24 named Montana waters carry regulations that differ from the statewide rule, including Madison River, Yellowstone River, Bighorn River, and 21 more. See the notable water-body special regulations above for the exact rule on each.
Official source
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is the authoritative source for Montana fishing regulations. Always verify rules before fishing — emergency closures and in-season changes can override published booklets.
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Emergency-order channel
In-season closures, slot-limit changes, and run-count-driven harvest pauses are posted to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks's emergency-order feed — check it before any Montana trip during the active season.