Flathead catfish, opportunistic predators native to the Mississippi River basin, have the potential to decimate native and recreational fisheries, disrupting ecosystems in rivers where they become ...

“Jeremiah Johnson” is one of the best movies ever. I bet my brother-in-law can quote every line from that movie. One of those lines, “You’ve come far, pilgrim,” seems appropriate for the story I am ...

A proposed set of rules aimed at regulating recreation on the Flathead River is generating more questions than answers for many residents. After a five-year hiatus, the Forest Service last month ...

The Flathead Rivers Alliance plans to have much greater outreach to river users on the three forks of the Flathead this coming summer. The Alliance recently secured about $103,000 in grant funding to ...

Flatheads grow fast in this river system, attain large body sizes and can eat a variety of prey. Because adult flatheads have few natural predators, they can exert strong control over the ecosystem.