. Biennial report of the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Qua, A/eim ^liUUtf Wate^i and 'JUei* tf-tdute PoUi/uLtlel It was not many years ago that the average fisherman was interested only in the western part of the state insofar as the pursuit of his favorite recreation was concerned. In truth much of the eastern portion of our state had little or nothing to offer, and what few streams flowed through these regions were either too warm or muddy for any forms of fish life except a few members of the warm water
. Biennial report of the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Qua, A/eim ^liUUtf Wate^i and 'JUei* tf-tdute PoUi/uLtlel It was not many years ago that the average fisherman was interested only in the western part of the state insofar as the pursuit of his favorite recreation was concerned. In truth much of the eastern portion of our state had little or nothing to offer, and what few streams flowed through these regions were either too warm or muddy for any forms of fish life except a few members of the warm water family, and what few plantings the department carried out were of such species as the sunfish, bream, or catfish and related species. It was in the early '30s that we began to hear reports of the splendid work being carried out by the Soil Conservation Service and the Recla- mation Service, and today, as a result of those activities, many hundreds of reservoirs dot the eastern portion of the state. While it is true that many of these are not suitable for fish life, it has also been proved that a great many do and can afford splendid fishing for species of the warm water variety and in some cases even excellent trout fishing. There is one body of water recently im- pounded and still forming which gives promise of exceptional angling possibilities, and that is the Fort Peck Reservoir. When completely filled this impounded area will cover 280,000 acres, an area greater than all of the lakes in the state com- bined, including Flathead. Within the main reser- voir a diversity of fishing can be developed rang- ing from such species as rainbow, mackinaw and Loch Leven, to crappies and sunfish. In order to obtain maximum fishing results from the main reservoir, a careful stocking policy will have to be carried out with the thought in mind that the rough fish population must be held to a minimum. In view of the fact that rough fish species will be constantly migrating into the reser- v
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