Montanans fish for answers to mysterious decline in trout population

Montanans fish for answers to mysterious decline in trout population

Source: pbs

1/20/2024

The number of brown and rainbow trout in some of Montana’s best-known and most scenic fishing rivers is at historic lows. With experts at a loss to explain it, state agencies, fishermen, businesses and concerned citizens are all trying to find answers. Montana PBS’s Joe Lesar reports.

John Yang:

In Montana, fly fishermen are watching a bleak trend. The number of brown and rainbow trout in some of the state's best known and most scenic fishing rivers is at historic lows. And experts are at a loss to explain it. State agencies, fishermen, businesses and concerned citizens are all trying to find answers. Montana PBS is Joe Lesar takes us to southwest Montana for a deeper look.

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