Hoot-Owl Restrictions In Place on the Madison River

A Madison River brown trout. Picture: Phil Monahan

A pair weeks in the past, we posted about “hoot owl” restrictions in western Yellowstone Nationwide Park, and now you’ll be able to add stretches of the Madison River exterior the park to the identical listing. Right here’s the announcement from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks:

Hoot owl restrictions (fishing prohibited 2:00 p.m. to midnight) are in impact for the Madison River – from Hebgen Reservoir to upstream most Yellowstone Nationwide Park boundary beginning June 19.

Water temperatures exceeded 73 levels on this attain of the Madison River for 3 consecutive days beginning on June 15.​ 

Hoot owl restrictions (fishing prohibited 2:00 p.m. to midnight) are in impact for the decrease Madison River – from Heat Springs BLM day-use space to the confluence with the Jefferson River beginning July 2.

Water temperatures exceeded 73 levels on this attain of the Madison River for 3 consecutive days beginning on June 28.​

Writing in Hatch Journal, Chris Hunt places these closures in context and gives some recommendation for what anglers can do.

Click here for the article in Hatch