Articles with the Tag: Flathead Lake
POLSON — Polar bear plungers dashed into Flathead Lake at Riverside Park on New Year’s Day. The chilly water, estimated to be from 33 to 38 degrees, was warmer then the outside temperature. “It was cold enough to float a rock,” said Dave Bull, local dentist and plunge partic...
A continual snowstorm throughout the weekend piled up enough of the white stuff to cause some schools to cancel classes on the first day back from holiday break and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to declare a snow day Monday. Area residents were shoveling out Monday, while street and tr...
Take a cold shower. The benefits go far beyond the cliché — improved circulation, learning not to hyperventilate, but most importantly training the brain to accept discomfort as a necessary tool for improvement. It’s also solid advice for those wanting to train for open water winter ...
News from Boy Scouts of America, Montana Council LAKE COUNTY — This fall, Montanans bought more than $2 million worth of Boy Scout popcorn through the Montana Council Popcorn Campaign. A portion of the proceeds from the Boy Scouts of America popcorn fundraiser help maintain Melita Island on Flathead...
Fishermen, We’ve been given the gift of early ice and as East Bay is one of the first bodies of water to freeze up, that’s where I’ve concentrated my efforts. Also where the fish are, if a fella should fall through, it wouldn’t be catastrophic; just unpleasant, with which I have so...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Anglers harvested 12,888 lake trout during Fall Mack Days 2014. The event ended Nov. 16 after 24 days of fishing on Flathead Lake, in the wind, rain, snow, cold temperatures, sleet and sun. Mack Days was successful because of the hard work, ti...
News from S&K Gaming POLSON — S&K Gaming LLC’s Board of Directors and Management has decided to move KwaTaqNuk Resort & Casino in a new direction. It was determined not to renew the franchise agreement with Best Western International, Inc. The decision not to renew the fra...
Fishermen, What a great time of year it is for both hunting and fishing. My forte of course is fishing so I’ll give you a brief synopsis of what is currently hot in the Flathead area. Waters have cooled to the point where warm water species such as bass, pike, perch and crappie have slowed,...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD LAKE — A lake trout with a tag valued at $10,000 was caught by Felix Gauci on Saturday and was the cause for lots of excitement in the 2014 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctio...
During the first nine days of Mack Days anglers have turned in 4,118 lake trout entries. Anglers turned in 848 lake trout on a calm beautiful Friday, Oct. 10, more than either day the rest of the weekend. Saturday was a windy rough day on the water with fewer fishermen, but they turned in 239 entries. ...
