Sam Bourret News Today

Flathead Valley Community College STEM Colloquium presents speaker Sam Bourret from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Friday, April 26 at noon.

Competition from lake trout in Montana waters continues to cut into the population of native fish, but experts are optimistic that ongoing efforts will manage and potentially reverse the decline.

KALISPELL, Mont. - Fisheries biologists made a surprising discovery in a pair of northwest Montana lakes, and the information is shedding light on the distribution of a rare native fish

Pygmy whitefish. A rare native fish species has been discovered for the first time in two northwest Montana lakes. The discovery is part of state fish and wildlife biologists’ efforts to understand more about the pygmy whitefish. The pygmy whitefish, which is silvery, white and the size of a sardine, is native to Montana and is generally also found in British Columbia, Washington state and the Great Lakes region of the U.S. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Biologist Sam Bourret says...

Rare Native Fish Found In Northwest Montana Lakes A rare native fish species has been discovered for the first time in two northwest Montana lakes. The discovery is part of state fish and wildlife biologists’ efforts to understand more about the pygmy whitefish. The pygmy whitefish, which is silvery, white and the size of a sardine, is native to Montana and is generally also found in British Columbia, Washington state and the Great Lakes region of the U.S. Pygmy whitefish. Credit Montana Fish...