FORT PECK RESERVOIR — King salmon is not a species commonly associated with Montana, but after Jim Fauth reeled in a new state record on Aug. 8 — a 32.65-pounder that narrowly edged out the prior ...

FORT PECK, Mont. — There was a certain rhythm to Joe Bouroncle’s cadence. Fishing for lake trout on the Lower Big Dry Arm of the Fort Peck Reservoir on the east fork is a blast, especially for some ...

Last week marked my first fishing trip to Fort Peck Reservoir. Downrigger Dale from the Montana Outdoor Radio Show joined me for the week-long walleye fishing trip. Fishing for walleye during the ...

Abnormally dry fall weather across much of Montana could translate into lower water for Fort Peck Reservoir anglers next spring and the dryland stranding of two boat ramps. Missouri River inflows to ...

Fort Peck Lake in northeast Montana is a sprawling reservoir that holds plenty of walleyes and smallmouth bass. And it’s where part-time fishing guide Josh Johnson caught the bronzeback of his dreams ...

It’s hard to believe I’m still in Montana. The landscape is so bleak and harsh. Oval boulders resting below scoured hillsides resemble giant ocher dinosaur eggs. Leaves in three huddled cottonwood ...

Chinook salmon have begun their annual return to Fort Peck Reservoir's Marina Bay, but the spawning run is so anemic this year that Fish, Wildlife and Parks won't set up its industrial-scale fish ...

A man was fishing with his wife and friends on a Montana lake when one bite turned into a record-breaking catch of a “monster fish,” officials and news outlets reported. Jim Fauth was on Fort Peck ...

billings — Eighty-five antelope met a watery end in Fort Peck Reservoir last Friday when the ice broke as they attempted to cross the lake a few miles southwest of Fort Peck Dam. The incident occurred ...

Maybe late today, maybe tomorrow, certainly by the end of the weekend, Fort Peck Reservoir will hit a new record low lake level. Believe me, it's not a record anyone wants to set. The old record low ...