Montana does Hoot owl restrictions in places where trout water gets too warm for reasonable fishing

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Jul 12, 2020
12:20:02pm

letthewookieewin Holochess World Champion

Montana does Hoot owl restrictions in places where trout water gets too warm for reasonable fishing

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Hoot Owl Fishing Restrictions: Everything You Need to Know

What is a Hoot Owl Fishing Restriction? A Hoot owl fishing restriction is an afternoon closure instituted by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. Fishing is closed each day at 2:00 pm and remains closed until midnight. In Western Montana our daytime and night time temperatures can swing from 45 degrees at night to 90 degrees …

https://missoulamontanaflyfishing.com/2016/07/28/hoot-owl-fishing-restrictions-everything-need-know/

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My pet peeve is people that C&R while fishing with bait. That is unethical

letthewookieewin Holochess World Champion

7/12/20 10:15am

I wouldn't do that but the state mandates it.

Harbinger

7/12/20 10:16am

^This. Combined with the slot at a place like strawberry, many more fish are likely killed than if there were just a

mvtoro

7/12/20 10:50am

Strawberry is especially terrible. They could fix a lot of it by letting you

Harbinger

7/12/20 11:34am

That's the purpose of the slot. It keeps the fish big. Last thing Strawberry

Backcountry

7/12/20 11:41am

That's not what strawberry claims is the reason for the slot.

Harbinger

7/12/20 11:45am

The purpose is chub control. Without mature Cutts the fishery is gone forever.

Backcountry

7/12/20 11:48am

It was the biggest rotenone project in the history of Earth at the time (May stay that way🤷🏼‍♂️). The big cutties are

mvtoro

7/12/20 12:21pm

If it were me, the slot would be 25" and the whole lake would be artificial only

Backcountry

7/12/20 12:28pm

Honestly, from what I've heard, the fishing is awful there now so you can have

Harbinger

7/12/20 1:43pm

That aint true. It's just different

Backcountry

7/12/20 1:57pm

No, it's still a pretty awesome fishery. When I'm fishing for Cutties up there I'm catching lots of fish between 17 and

mvtoro

7/14/20 12:54pm

It's still a mystery why they don't stock more rainbows in the lake. That is

Harbinger

7/12/20 4:28pm

The rainbows arent a great fit for strawberry. They get dominated by the chubs

Backcountry

7/12/20 4:43pm

Maybe they'll stock some bass for you.

Harbinger

7/12/20 4:54pm

Huh?

Backcountry

7/12/20 5:10pm

Honestly they should just let the chubs take over. What does it really matter?

Harbinger

7/12/20 5:38pm

Its a great fishery. Strawberry is awesome. What dont you like?

Backcountry

7/12/20 5:41pm

That's not what I've heard. I've heard you sit there most the day and catch

Harbinger

7/12/20 6:04pm

The Bear Lake Cutts are a different beast. They feed differently. There are a

Backcountry

7/12/20 7:04pm

Cuts are a boring fish and you can't keep them though. Not sure how it's a win.

Harbinger

7/12/20 7:08pm

I agree that they dont pull. But they probably average 18 or 19" and are

Backcountry

7/12/20 7:35pm

I'd prefer they get rid of rainbows entirely and allow you to keep a few cuts.

Harbinger

7/12/20 7:58pm

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ not the case most of the places I fish

letthewookieewin

7/12/20 10:55am

fish don't need those gills and lips and half their throat to live do they

BlueFrog

7/12/20 10:20am

It took time for a few responses to show up and to see Goliath’s post below before I figured out “C&R.”

Brisco

7/12/20 10:41am

Just cut the line on deeply hooked trout. The real killers with C & R are

Oatmeal

7/12/20 11:36am

I keep and eat all my fish (unless not allowed by law) so I use treble hooks.

Harbinger

7/12/20 11:40am

Fine by me. But I think I get better hookups with the singles.

Oatmeal

7/12/20 11:57am

Good info. Thanks.

Cougar-Duck

7/12/20 12:04pm

Montana does Hoot owl restrictions in places where trout water gets too warm for reasonable fishing

letthewookieewin

7/12/20 12:20pm

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