CSKT’s push to protect Flathead Lake and its native trout
The Mack Days competition, gillnetting and a bustling fish-processing operation are part of a comprehensive strategy by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to protect native fish in Flathead Lake by reducing the number of non-native lake trout.
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