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Mack Days
from 09-14-22 issue
2022 Fall Mack Days is almost here
News from the CSKT Natural Resources Department
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Fall Mack Days will begin on Sept. 15 and end on Nov. 13. This will be the 41st Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Mack Days began in the fall of 2002 with 888 lake trout entered by 80 anglers and was 15 days long. The largest fall event took place in 2015, with 19,540 lake trout entered by 494 anglers, with a total of 45 days of fishing.
Last year’s 2021 Fall Mack Days Event had 14,036 lake trout entered by 556 anglers, with over 60 days of fishing. Anglers asked for the opportunity to be part of the management effort of restoring native bull trout and westslope cutthroat populations in Flathead Lake. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Fisheries Managers began the events to give these anglers that opportunity and we would like to thank them for their help in the effort to reduce the non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake.
Up to $200,000 in cash and prizes sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will be awarded at the conclusion of the 2022 Fall Mack Days Event.
Everyone is encouraged to come out and be part of this conservation effort. It is important for the future of the native fish in the Flathead Basin that we continue to protect their populations. Fish one day or fish every day. Fish entries will be accepted Monday-Thursday at Blue Bay until 6:00 p.m. and Friday-Sunday until dark at Blue Bay or at different sites and times listed on the website. It is time to put those fishing lines in the water! You may have a winning fish on the end of the line.
There are several tagged lake trout in Flathead; one fish with a tag is worth $10,000, three fish with tags are worth $5,000, five fish with tags are worth $1,000, plus one $1,000 tagged lake trout sponsored by Bretz RV and Marine of Missoula. There are also over 9,000 tagged fish with values from $100 to $500! Twice lucky anglers have caught the $10,000 tagged lake trout during past Mack Days events.
Bonus amounts begin for every angler with their 11th lake trout entry. Examples: 11-30 fish entries = $45, 31-50 fish entries = $88, 51-75 fish entries = $150, 76-100 fish entries = $205, 401425 fish entries = $1,126, 601625 fish entries = $1,906, and so on. Check out the website at www.mackdays.com to access the chart under the events tab at the top of the page. Totals are kept separate for Friday-Sunday fishing and Monday-Thursday fishing until the end of the event and then totaled together. Separate cash awards are given for the two categories.
Enter on or before Sept. 14 and enter at least one lake trout to be eligible for the Early Bird prize drawing for $200. Entries will continue to be taken until the last day of the event. Enter online, go to the events page, and click on the top of the page for the drop-down boxes. You can also go out, fish, and enter when you turn in your lake trout at the end of the day.
There are several ways to win. There are 64 lottery drawings that begin at $400 and go up to $2,000. There are Top Twenty angler prizes for the hard-core serious anglers, who fish as many days of the event as possible. The top twenty prizes begin at $200 and go to $950. Top anglers are placed by their best 18-day average of their Friday to Sunday entries. You can choose to fish only one day or as many days as you can and either way, all anglers are eligible to win great cash prizes.
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Other categories also listed on the website on the rules page are Ladies, Youth, and Over 70, just to name a few. Siberian Coolers tickets are given for every ten lake trout entries per day and a drawing is done at the end of the event.
For more information, please go to the website at www.mackdays.com or call us at 406-675-2700 ext. 7294, or 406-270-3386. The website has rules, fishing tips with videos, along with fish ID, map, weather information, and safety information. We look forward to a successful fishing contest with many happy anglers!
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News from the CSKT Natural Resources Department
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Class for the Polson, Ronan, Pablo Summer Hunter Education course will start Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Room 118 of the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. All classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. Sign in open at 6:00 p.m.
Interested students are required to register online now at fwp.mt.gov. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 18 to the sign in. Please bring signed forms from online registration. This class is the only one scheduled in Lake County for October at this time.
Required: Pick up manuals with instructions at the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. It will be a onenight chance only on Monday, Oct. 3. You can stop by between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.
Important: You do not have to attend the whole time. This is your opportunity to pick up the class materials and drop off your signed paperwork. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 18 to sign in.
Student Course Manuals must be read, and all the questions answered at the end of each chapter before the first class night. No one will be allowed to take the class without this requirement completed.
Individuals 10 years of age or older at the start of the class may be certified upon successfully completing the course. Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1985, must complete a hunter education course before buying a hunting license in Montana. The course is free of charge.
Volunteer instructors will begin instruction for the Hunters Education course. Classes start on Tuesday Oct. 11, Wednesday Oct. 12, and Thursday Oct. 13. A mandatory field course at the Mission Valley Shooting Club is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 16 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The mandatory written test will be on Monday, Oct. 17 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
You must attend all classes and the field day and be on time
to be certified. All hunter education classes are free of charge and open to hunters and non-hunters alike. Some students take the courses for the firearm safety and outdoor survival information, even if they don’t plan to hunt.
Adults, please feel free to attend as many classes as you can with the children. I encourage you to take the test and take part in the Field Day with your student. If needed, you can become certified as well.
We provide all the firearms and ammunition. You are not allowed to bring either to the classes or the Field Day.
For registration and updates, check the online class schedule at http://fwp.mt.gov/education/ hunter/hunterEd.html. For more information on the Polson, Ronan, and Pablo education course, call Lead Instructor Tom Fieber at 406-250-3386 or Stephanie Gillin at 883-5523966.
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