Harvest For ESA-Listed Bull Trout Closed on Montana’s Lake Koocanusa (Libby Dam) Due To Low Redd Counts

The harvesting of bull trout on Montana’s Lake Koocanusa is closed in an effort to improve the diminished population of the species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The move comes after 2019 spawning redds declined substantially, prompting concerns about the impacts of angler harvest.

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