Panel considers how removal of invasive fish might actually harm natives – Montana Standard

Even with two fishing tournaments that harvest up to 50,000 lake trout every year from Flathead Lake, authorities from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes say angling alone isn’t making a significant enough dent in the population of the non-native species. The tribes have gathered a panel of experts, including SAFS‘ Dave Beauchamp, to examine how removal of the non-native trout might actually harm the native fishes in the lake. Read more here.