Fort Peck Dam has bumped up its releases to 17,000 cubic feet per second as high inflows have pushed the reservoir level up 3 feet in two weeks, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The ...

FORT PECK RESERVOIR — King salmon is not a species commonly associated with Montana, but after Jim Fauth reeled in a new state record on Aug. 8 — a 32.65-pounder that narrowly edged out the prior ...

FORT PECK, Mont. — There was a certain rhythm to Joe Bouroncle’s cadence. Fishing for lake trout on the Lower Big Dry Arm of the Fort Peck Reservoir on the east fork is a blast, especially for some ...

Abnormally dry fall weather across much of Montana could translate into lower water for Fort Peck Reservoir anglers next spring and the dryland stranding of two boat ramps. Missouri River inflows to ...

Fort Peck Lake in northeast Montana is a sprawling reservoir that holds plenty of walleyes and smallmouth bass. And it’s where part-time fishing guide Josh Johnson caught the bronzeback of his dreams ...

billings — Eighty-five antelope met a watery end in Fort Peck Reservoir last Friday when the ice broke as they attempted to cross the lake a few miles southwest of Fort Peck Dam. The incident occurred ...

The big news this week is that the ice is off Fort Peck and the northern pike are spawning. But there have only been mixed results for walleye fishermen. Canyon Ferry Reservoir still had some ice on ...

Maybe late today, maybe tomorrow, certainly by the end of the weekend, Fort Peck Reservoir will hit a new record low lake level. Believe me, it's not a record anyone wants to set. The old record low ...

Walleye action is a bit spotty on Canyon Ferry Reservoir with some good days and some days being not so good on the south end of the lake. The walleye bite is heating up at both ends of the Fort Peck ...

It’s hard to believe I’m still in Montana. The landscape is so bleak and harsh. Oval boulders resting below scoured hillsides resemble giant ocher dinosaur eggs. Leaves in three huddled cottonwood ...

This story was produced in partnership with Montana Department of Commerce. Montana is a place where water defines the landscape—pristine rivers weave through canyon walls and sprawling reservoirs ...