of fish were a considerable distance from their 

 normal range. In addition to limiting production of 

 desirable fish, they are a potential source of con- 

 tamination to other nearby waters. 



NORTHEAST FISHERIES DISTRICT 



The success of the Beaver Creek Reservoir project 

 in Hill county again highlights the fisheries activities 

 of the Northeast Fisheries District. Fishing in this 

 35-acre reservoir, built by the Montana Fish and 

 Game Department for fish management purposes, is 

 maintained by annual plants of rainbow trout finger- 

 lings. Angler success has been good during early 

 and late summer. Some angling is also done through 

 the ice during the winter fishing season. 



Other reservoirs in the district managed for trout 



include: Miller No. 6, Kuhr-Newhouse, H. C. Kuhr, 

 Riebe, Keuster, Gartside, and Johnson reservoirs, and 

 the Cole gravel pits. 



Several reservoirs were surveyed and found to 

 have sufficient depth and water quality for trout 

 management, and two marginal trout streams in the 

 area were surveyed during the biennium. These were 

 Wolf and Tule Creeks. 



Several reservoirs were surveyed and found to 

 contain various species of warm water fish. These 

 reservoirs were Killenbeck, Whitetail, Raymond, 

 Porta, Lindsey, and Thornley Dead River. 



Rough fish in the Northwest Cole gravel pit, and 

 PR 137 were removed with fish toxicants. Rainbow 

 trout will be used in the future management of these 

 two bodies of water. 



PUBLIC FISHING AREA 



Montana 



Fish & Game Department 



Federal Aid 

 Id Fisheries 

 Restoration 



Signs like these indicate where the public finds Iree ( 



to iishing areas. 



LAKE AND STREAM ACCESS 



The amount of fishing waters available to the 

 public in Montana is steadily decreasing. One of the 

 ways that fishing access can be lost is by land being 

 posted against trespass. If one area is posted, the 

 fishing pressure then increases on the remaining 

 available waters. 



The Department has a program for acquiring and 

 developing sites for public fishing access. The pur- 

 pose of the program is to relieve the landowner of 

 at least a portion of his trespass problem, and to 

 give fishermen a place to fish, park cars, launch 

 boats, or eat picnic lunches. Many sites are managed 

 in close cooperation with sportsmen's clubs, service 

 clubs, or city, state, and federal agencies. Most sites 

 are comparatively small, and take a minimum of 



land from private ownership. A few sites are ob- 

 tained by gift or lease, but the majority are pur- 

 chased outright. 



During the biennium, the following sites were 

 obtained or are under option: 



12 Tracts 327 Acres 



