TCL Fishery Citizen Advisory Committee 



A draft fishery managemmt plan was written and mailed directed to more than 250 property 

 owners in the TCL area. In addition, the plan was advertised in the media and copies were 

 distributed from the Kalispell FWP Headquarters, FWP Libby Field Station, and at TCL open 

 houses. A total of 210 comments were received. 



The following meetings were held to gather public input on the plan: 



Public comments were reviewed by the Citizen Advisory Committee and a preferred management 

 option was formulated that reflected the majority of opinions for each water. In many cases, the 

 preferred opdon is a bloid of two or more of the potential management options. The updated plan 

 was presented to the public one last time in Spring, 1997. The TCL Fishery Management Plan 

 was formally adopted by the FWP Commission on May 30, 1997. 



