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2027-2028 Fishing Regulations Public Scoping
FWP is scoping 42 department proposals for the 2027–2028 regulation cycle. Each proposal includes information on biological rationale, regulation type, and references to the Statewide Fisheries Management Plan.
2027-2028 Fishing Regulations Scoping Proposals
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Proposal 1: Definitions of Hook and Bait (Clarification)
Proposal 2: Western District Standard Lake Trout Harvest
Proposal 3: Western District Standard Smallmouth Bass Harvest Limit
Proposal 4: Eastern District Standard Smallmouth Bass Limits
Proposal 5: Central District Standard Smallmouth Bass Limits
Proposal 6: Transportation of Live Fish in the Eastern District
Proposal 7: Crayfish Transportation for Consumption
Proposal 8: Including Tiger Trout to Combined Trout for Central and Eastern District Standard Limits
Proposal 9: Flathead Lake Northern Pike Limits
Proposal 10: Flathead Lake Rainbow Trout Limits
Proposal 11: Flathead Lake Smallmouth Bass Limits
Proposal 12: Fishtrap Creek and Tributaries Bait Restriction
Proposal 13: Hungry Horse Reservoir Bull Trout Length Restriction and Season Change
Proposal 14: Little Bitterroot Lake Kokanee Harvest Limit
Proposal 15: Little Bitterroot Lake Rainbow Trout Length Restriction
Proposal 16: Graves Creek Gear Restriction
Proposal 17: Graves Creek Bait Restriction
Proposal 18: Vermillion River Bait Restriction
Proposal 19: Vermillion River Gear Restriction
Proposal 20: Vermillion River Bait Restriction
Proposal 21: West Fork Thompson River and Tributaries Bait and Gear Restrictions
Proposal 22: McGregor Lake Crayfish Harvest Restriction
Proposal 23: Racetrack Pond Youth Angler Bait Restriction
Proposal 24: Warm Springs WMA Season Length
Proposal 25: Baker Creek Season Length
Proposal 26: Ben Hart Creek Season Length
Proposal 27: Camp Creek Season Length
Proposal 28: East Gallatin River Pike Harvest
Proposal 29: Gallatin River Pike Harvest
Proposal 30: Jefferson River Pike Harvest
Proposal 31: Madison River Pike Harvest and Side Channel Closure
Proposal 32: Miner Lake Arctic Grayling Catch-and-Release and Burbot Harvest Restrictions
Proposal 33: Missouri River-Big Spring Confluence Season Length
Proposal 34: O’Dell Creek Season Length
Proposal 35: Pintler Lake Arctic Grayling Catch-and-Release
Proposal 36: Rae Creek Season Length
Proposal 37: Randall Creek Season Length
Proposal 38: Red Rock Creek Hybrid Cutthroat Harvest Limit
Proposal 39: Thompson Creek Season Length
Proposal 40: Cow Creek to Beachamp Creek Setlines Limit and Season Length
Proposal 41: Castle Rock Lake Bluegill Harvest Limit
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