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State outlines efforts to protect westslope cutthroat trout

by KATE HESTON
Hagadone News Network | February 22, 2023 12:00 AM

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking for public comments on proposed state efforts to protect native westslope cutthroat trout in the Flathead Basin’s tributaries.

One half of Montana’s state fish, westslope cutthroat trout are native and unique to the Flathead Basin — unlike rainbow trout, which now also call the area home — and they have evolved for thousands of years to adapt to the landscape...

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