This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Biologist, Cody Nagel. Rigger and many of you that sent him emails felt it was super important to check in with Cody about how Fresno and Nelson Reservoirs were doing after what we heard Bureau of Reclamation Project Manager Steve Darlinton said on last week’s Podcast. Steve showed us a very large whirlpool that had formed out in Fresno Reservoir caused by the huge amount of water that was being let out of it to get the farmers in the area much needed water for crops and livestock. If you would like to watch last week’s Podcast with guest Steve Darlinton, check it out on YouTube. With drought conditions already happening and those being made worse because of the St Mary’s Siphon being out of operation, there is a serious lack of water in the area and that everyone very concerned. So, with very low water now in Fresno and more water coming out of Nelson, will the fish survive? And what about the rest of the Milk River Basin? Watch this podcast and get the answers to those and many other important questions about the present and future of these two wonderful fisheries. Plus, Cody also took some time to give a great update on how the Paddlefish season is going and he even gave some tips on how to not get skunked if you are lucky enough to have a tag for his area! Course, his great advice will work no matter where you are going to fish for those big nosed wonders of the deep. There is a TON of great information here so make sure you and mash that play button! We would also love you even more than we already do if you would please share this Podcast on social media and with your friends and family!
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To learn more about Fresno Reservoir click the link below.
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fishMT/waterbody/Fresno%20Reservoir
Click here to learn more about Nelson Reservoir.
https://myfwp.mt.gov/fishMT/waterbody/searchByID?waterBodyID=40513
To learn more about all the new Paddlefish regulation changes that Rigger and Cody talked about click here.
https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations/paddlefish
Click here to watch Cody’s video titled “How to Snag and Release Paddlefish”. It has some fantastic information!
To watch another great video from Cody about how to catch a Paddlefish, and it is perfect to watch on your phone, click here.
Do you have questions for Fisheries Biologist Cody Nagel? Just send him an email.
cnagel@mt.gov
Be sure and let Rigger know what you thought of this podcast and what your ideas are for future podcast topics!
downrigger@montanaoutdoor.com
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