Annual Fort Peck Reservoir walleye spawning operation gearing up, volunteers welcome

Warmer temperatures and melted ice mean the annual walleye spawning operation on Fort Peck Reservoir is beginning early this year and will soon be in full swing. Volunteers are always welcome, and needed, for the success of this operation.

According to Heath Headley, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Fort Peck biologist, agency staff and volunteers will again be trapping fish and taking eggs from areas in the upper Big Dry Arm of the reservoir. “The reservoir is about 2 feet lower than last year,” Headley said, “but we will continue to focus the operation near Nelson Creek.”

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