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Monday, May 23, 2005

Paddlefish Harvest Season To Close--Effective Tuesday, May 24, 2005 At 5 Pm

CATCH-AND-RELEASE FISHING ALLOWED ONLY AT INTAKE DAM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2005 With Montana’s paddlefish harvest quota expected to be reached Tuesday, May 24, 2005, the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission agreed today to close the 2005 paddlefish harvest season on the Yellowstone River and on the Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 5 PM.

Catch-and-release fishing for paddlefish will be allowed beginning May 24, after 5 PM through June 30, 2005, but only at Intake Dam Fishing Access Site on the Yellowstone River. Anglers can experience catch-and-release fishing, 24 hours every day through June 30, 2005 but only at Intake Dam Fishing Access Site.

The 2005 paddlefish season has been exceptional, with more than 800 paddlefish harvested so far this spring. All the paddlefish have been caught since May 15, 2005. Montana paddlefish harvest quota is 1,000 fish and at the present rate of catch the quota will be reached or surpassed by 5 pm on Tuesday May 24, 2005. "We’re seeing 100-180 or more paddlefish being caught in a single day," said Brad Schmitz, FWP’s fisheries manager in Miles City. "This spring’s high water flows triggered the largest paddlefish movement up river since 1999 and anglers had a great opportunity to reel in a unique native Montana fish. There is no doubt this was a excellent spring run for paddlefish."

To provide alternative fishing opportunities for anglers, the FWP Commission   voted to allow catch-and-release fishing for paddlefish but only at Intake Dam Fishing Access Site on the Yellowstone River. Anglers can continue to experience fishing for paddlefish at Intake Fishing Access Site, through June 30, 24 hours a day. A 2005 fishing license, and a 2005 paddlefish tag, is required for the catch-and-release fishing opportunity for paddlefish.

Montana’s paddlefish are managed under an agreement with North Dakota. Each state adopted regulations for an annual harvest of not more than 1,000 fish annually. Only paddlefish in the Yellowstone River and on the Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam are counted in the agreement.   Montana’s paddlefish harvest quota is set to ensure that the paddlefish population remains a viable and sustainable resource into the future.

 

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