Bull trout were listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act in 1998, and the South Fork of the Flathead River is one of the last strongholds for the fish in Montana because the Hungry ...

An adult male bull trout with spawning characteristics. The orange abdomen and large hook jaw indicate this male is ready to fight for a mate. Courtesy / Sam Scherck ...

Brown trout can harm native trout species, such as bull trout and westslope cutthroat, by outcompeting them for resources and ...

Ladd Knotek is disturbed by the lack of attention being paid to the many western Montana streams where bull trout populations are struggling to survive. The fisheries biologist with Montana Fish ...

A conservationist who has worked protecting bull trout says Glacier National Park is “playing God” with Gunsight Lake, a remote lake at the head of the St. Mary River Valley.

In 1998, bull trout were labeled as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Burns Paiute Tribe began addressing this issue a decade ago by targeting the ...

Region 6 bull trout coordinator Wade Fredenberg teamed with noted Geographic photographer Joel Sartore in 2009 to capture underwater and aquarium-staged shots of bull trout in British Columbia’s ...

Bull trout spawning sites in the Swan Lake basin hit their lowest count in 42 years in 2023, according to data from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. In a news ...

An adult male bull trout with spawning characteristics. The orange abdomen and large hook jaw indicate this male is ready to fight for a mate. Courtesy / Sam Scherck ...

The current state r ecord bull trout was caught in 1989 from Lake Billy Chinook and weighed 23 lbs., 2 ounces. The world record from Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho in 1949 tipped the scales at 32 lbs.

Hoping to preserve dwindling native bull trout populations, state wildlife officials are looking to remove lake trout from Swan Lake. “There’s a sense of urgency to do something before it's ...