Mont. Admin. R. 12.5.508 - REOPENING WATERS
(1) Except on
waters with a drought management plan , an angling restriction or fishing
closure will remain in effect until reopening criteria described in (2), (3),
or (4) have been met.
(2) The
department may reopen streams managed for nonnative salmonids when the
department determines in its discretion that daily maximum water temperature
does not exceed 70 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive days.
(3) The department may reopen streams managed
for cutthroat trout when the department determines that daily maximum water
temperature does not exceed 66 degrees Fahrenheit for three consecutive
days.
(4) Streams designated by the
department to have bull trout shall remain closed until the following
conditions occur:
(a) daily maximum water
temperature equals or does not exceed 60 degrees Fahrenheit for three
consecutive days; and
(b) when flow
regimes provide adequate security habitat.
(5) Reopening waters may be delayed by the
department if:
(a) reopening criteria is
forecast to be met for a short duration;
(b) conditions on priority waters defined by
the department in the Statewide Fisheries Management Plan do not provide
adequate security habitat; or
(c)
angling pressure due to restrictions and closures on other waterbodies has the
potential to contribute to excessive fish mortality.
Notes
AUTH: 87-1-301, MCA; IMP: 87-1-301, MCA
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