River Closure Messaging Masked Reality: Trout Are Many and Healthy BY JOSHUA ROBERSON 04/09/17 Last August 19, Governor Steve Bullock closed 183 miles of the Yellowstone River—from Yellowstone National Park's northern boundary at Gardiner to the Highway 212 bridge in Laurel. The reason for this emergency action: an invasive fish-killing parasite called PKX … [Read more...]
Yellowstone Trout Healthy Throughout the River Closure
Somebody Tell the Governor, He Seems Not to Realize the Damage He’s Done BY DAVID S. LEWIS News about the Yellowstone River this summer sounded bad, real bad, and it was terribly misleading. At the behest of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Governor Bullock on August 19 closed an unusually long stretch of the river, 193 miles, to fishing and recreation. All of the … [Read more...]
Yellowstone Trout Are Thriving
News Reports Terribly Misleading BY DAVID S. LEWIS 09/09/16 News about the Yellowstone River recently has been bad, and terribly misleading, after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed an unusually long stretch to fishing and recreation on August 19. The Associated Press has led stories with phrasings leading readers to believe that trout in the river have been … [Read more...]