Is Your Favorite Montana Fishing Spot Open? See Closures Here

Fishing restrictions have been put into place for some of our favorite fishing holes. So before you head out, make sure you check to make sure that your secret spot isn't on the hoot-owl restriction list or closed completely.

According to the FWP (Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks) the following have full-closure for fishing:

• Madison River from the Warm Springs Day Use Area to the Madison Dam (Ennis Reservoir). Water temperatures measured below Ennis Lake near McAllister exceeded 73 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days since July 22, meeting fishing restriction criteria.

• Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek on the Clark Fork River. Maximum daily water temperatures measured at the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek has exceeded 60 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days. This satisfies angling-restriction criteria for bull trout.

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• Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of the St. Regis River on the Clark Fork River. Maximum daily water temperatures measured at the mouth of St Regis River has exceeded 60 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days. This satisfies angling-restriction criteria for bull trout

• Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of Cedar Creek on the Clark Fork River. Maximum daily water temperatures measured at the mouth of Cedar Creek has exceeded 60 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days. This satisfies angling-restriction criteria for bull trout.

• Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of Fish Creek on the Clark Fork River. Maximum daily water temperatures measured at the mouth of Fish Creek has exceeded 60 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days. This satisfies angling-restriction criteria for bull trout.

The hoot-owl restrictions, which means you can not fish from 2 PM-12 AM, are listed by the FWP below.

• Clark Fork River from the confluence with the Flathead River to the confluence of Warm Springs Creek and Silver Bow Creek.

• Big Hole River for: Section 1, confluence with North Fork of the Big Hole River to the Saginaw Bridge on Skinner Meadows Road; Section 2, Dickie Bridge to North Fork of the Big Hole River; Section 4, Tony Schoonen Fishing Access Site (FAS) to FWP Maiden Rock FAS. Hoot-owl restrictions for Section 5, mouth to Tony Schoonen FAS remain in place.

• Gallatin River from the confluence with the Missouri River to Nixon Bridge near the confluence with the East Gallatin River.

You should also check the FWP website for any and all updates for now and the future. Restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve.

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