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 ...

Spring has sprung and visions of paddlefish snagging have begun to waft through anglers' heads. Paddlefish snagging is a thing of spring and early summer. The best snagging comes when high, muddy ...

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.