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Montana's state conservation agency
Phone: 406-577-7900
Email: fwprg3@mt.gov
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Montana is world-famous for trout fly fishing in rivers and streams. Lakes provide pike, bass, and walleye, offering scenic, challenging, and diverse freshwater fishing experiences.
Montana requires a fishing license for anglers 12+. Licenses include resident and non-resident, annual and short-term, purchasable online or at license vendors statewide.
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Missouri River (MT)
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Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.
Fishing regulations in Montana can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching as of . To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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