SIDNEY, Mont. -- Paddlefishing has been surprisingly slow on the Montana side, especially considering North Dakota broke two records, one for size and one for speed of harvest just before Montana’s ...

This year’s Montana paddlefish season again kicks off on May 1 with the opening of the Missouri River section from Fort Benton downstream to Fort Peck Dam. But the public needs to be aware that ...

Paddlefish aren't quite like most other fish species - they live for a long, long, long, long time. And when you manage paddlefish caught by anglers, you've got to be awfully careful in figuring out ...

SIDNEY, Mont. - Paddlefishing has been surprisingly slow on the Montana side, especially considering North Dakota broke two records, one for size and one for speed of harvest just before Montana’s ...

The American paddlefish has been described with many superlatives, both true and almost true. “It’s the biggest fish in Montana.” The state record set in 1973 came from a 142 ½-pounder caught in the ...

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is making changes to paddlefishing regulations this year. In the 2025 fishing season, hooks will be required to be barbless or pinched, and only one ...

GREAT FALLS - Montana's paddlefish season on the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers below Fort Peck Dam was scheduled to close Saturday night. State officials called this year's harvest exceptional due ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission is closing the paddlefish harvest season early on the Upper Missouri River after high water flows led to an exceptional spring run.

HELENA — People hoping to snag paddlefish in the Missouri River above Fort Peck Dam this spring will find new restrictions, because the fish have not reproduced well during Montana’s drought. Montana, ...

A Montana fisherman has set a new world record for the largest paddlefish caught with a bow and arrow, after a catch that weighed 92 pounds. Steve Harris Jr., who lives in Sidney, Montana, brought his ...