Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is putting full fishing closures and hoot-owl restrictions on portions of some rivers and creeks in western and southwestern Montana.
Full fishing closures prohibit all fishing. Hoot-owl restrictions close all fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight. The restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve.
The first full fishing closures of the year in Montana went into effect Wednesday on stretches of the Madison River and the Clark Fork River because of warming waters, while even more afternoon and evening restrictions were added on portions of other popular rivers for anglers.