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A mandatory catch, kill and report regulation was approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for any smallmouth bass caught in the Shields River and in the Yellowstone River
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is requiring anglers to catch, kill and report any smallmouth bass caught on a section of the Yellowstone River and the Shields River to prevent the invasive fish from grabbing a foothold there.
Fishing, tourism advocates worry decision will hurt Smith and Shields rivers.
The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Then it flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descended 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 feet above sea level.
The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Then it flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descended 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 feet above sea level.