HELENA – Full fishing closures at the mouth of some tributaries of the Clark Fork River take effect at midnight tonight, July 23. Full fishing closures prohibit any fishing at all. Hoot-owl restrictions take effect tomorrow, July 24, at 2 p.m. on the entire North Fork Flathead River and sections of the St. Regis River and Rock Creek. Hoot-owl restrictions prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight each day. These closures and restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve.
Full fishing restrictions:
- Clark Fork River in the mainstem at the mouths of these creeks
- Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek at the Clark Fork River confluence
- Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of St, Regis River at the Clark Fork River confluence
- Within a 100-yard radius of the mouth of Fish Creek at the Clark Fork River confluence
Hoot-owl restrictions:
- Rock Creek
- From Stoney Creek to the confluence of the West Fork Rock Creek and Middle Fork Rock Creek (formation of Rock Creek)
- St. Regis River
- Twelvemile Creek to the confluence with Clark Fork River
- North Fork Flathead River
- Entire river – from the Canadian border to the confluence with the Middle Fork of the Flathead River
To view a full list of restrictions, click here.
FWP's drought policy provides for angling restrictions when flows drop below critical levels for fish, when water quality is diminished or when maximum daily water temperatures reach at least 73 degrees for three consecutive days. Water temperatures of 77 degrees or more can be lethal to trout.
These restrictions are designed to protect fish that become more susceptible to disease and mortality when conditions like this exist. One short-term strategy to address heat-induced stress in Montana's wild trout is to reduce catch-and-release mortality by alerting anglers to fish only in the morning.
Anglers can reduce stress on fish at all times of the year by getting fish to the net or in hand quickly, keeping them in the water and reviving them prior to releasing them back into the river.
If high temperatures and extremely low flows persist, anglers may want to consider fishing areas with less stressful temperatures and conditions, such as larger lakes or reservoirs, or higher elevation waterbodies.
Along with monitoring stream temperatures, FWP also monitors stream flows and in some streams holds instream flow water rights. FWP’s water program can issue a call on junior water users, when appropriate, to contribute to stream flows through the late summer and early fall. For more information on FWP water rights, click here.
BOZEMAN — Montana State University announced this week that Yves Idzerda will step down as dean of the
College of Letters and Science at the end of the fall 2025 academic semester.
Idzerda, who took on the dean’s role in 2020, plans to return to teaching and research in the college’s
Department of Physics. As a full professor of physics, Idzerda will concentrate on his research and leverage his leadership skills as
director of the
MonArk Quantum Foundry, a $24 million research program funded by the National Science Foundation in 2021. He will also serve as president of the
Applied Quantum CORE, a newly established $26.7 million research program funded by the U.S. Air Force in 2024.
“I am proud to have been able to serve Montana State and the College of Letters and Science these past four years as dean,” said Idzerda. “I look forward now to continuing to advance MSU’s mission in the classroom and our laboratories.”
During Idzerda’s time as dean, the College of Letters and Science saw multiple accomplished professors elected to national academies, early-career scientists earn National Science Foundation CAREER awards and students win prestigious awards like the Goldwater and Udall scholarships, as well as the awarding of millions of dollars in grants to support research on topics ranging from quantum computing and gravitational waves to mountain geology and the human gut microbiome.
“I am grateful to Dr. Idzerda for his exemplary work as dean of the College of Letters and Science and pleased that he will remain with MSU as a faculty member in the Department of Physics. His talents will continue to benefit our students, offering them opportunities to learn and engage in relevant research that will prepare them for exciting and rewarding careers,” said Robert Mokwa, MSU provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
Idzerda joined MSU as associate professor of physics in 2000. From 2004 to 2009 he served as associate director of the MSU Center for BioInspired Nanomaterials. He was named head of the physics department in 2013 before assuming the position of dean in July 2020. Before MSU, Idzerda was a staff scientist and served as head of the artificially structured materials non-linear physics section at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. He has a doctorate in physics from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in physics from the University of Washington and bachelor’s degrees in physics and electrical engineering, both from Washington University.
Idzerda’s research focuses on quantum materials that have use in quantum information technology and energy applications. His work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy.
While at MSU, Idzerda has received numerous awards for his work, including the Charles and Nora L. Wiley Award for Meritorious Research in 2003, the Deans’ Award for Meritorious Research in the College of Letters and Science in 2004 and the Cox Family Fund for Excellence Award in 2007. In addition, he was named a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2008.
The university will begin a national search in September with the goal of hiring a new dean to lead the college by Jan. 2, 2025.
HELENA – Mineral County entered Stage II fire restriction on Saturday, July 20. Stage II fire restrictions are also in place in Missoula and Ravalli counties. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks follows the counties’ lead in placing fire restrictions on its properties within each county.
These restrictions are in place for all fishing access sites (FAS), state parks and wildlife management areas (WMAs) managed by FWP in Mineral County, including Fish Creek WMA and state park and the following FASes:
Stage II fire restrictions include those put in place under Stage I restrictions, which prohibit maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire at FWP sites; smoking within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is cleared of flammable materials. Recreationists may cook on a liquid petroleum gas or propane stove that can be turned on and off.
Stage II restrictions also prohibit operating lawn mowers, weed trimmers, chainsaws and other internal combustion engines from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.; welding or operating acetylene or other torch devices with an open flame between 1 p.m. and 1 a.m.; using an explosive between 1 p.m. and 1 a.m.; and operating motor vehicles off designated roads and trails, with exceptions for those carrying out official business related to the function of governmental agencies and public utilities.
These restrictions at FWP sites will be in place until further notice. Due to dry conditions and high fire danger FWP urges people to use caution while they are out recreating.
Learn more about wildfire prevention and the latest information on fires in Montana at www.mtfireinfo.org.
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