Fish On! F ishing is a popular recreation on the Hi-Line, and a cornucopia of opportunities exists for people who live in the area and people who visit. An abundance of sites, some privately owned and some owned by the county, state or federal government, provide angling for a multitude of both warm and cold water game fish. There are many sites, for creek, river and lake fishing in the area. Regulations and seasons vary from site to site. Cody Nagel of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks in Havre said the office has a current listing of regulations, including possession limits and where live bait is allowed. Most anglers need two licenses to fish in Montana — both a conservation license and a fishing license. A warm water stamp is needed to fish for warm water species. Some of the opportunities for lake fishing include the federally managed Fresno Reservoir west of Havre, which has walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, crappie and lake whitefish. There is also the privately owned Bailey’s Reservoir, south of Kremlin, with northern pike, crappie, yellow perch and walleye. South of Havre in the Bear's Paw Mountains, the county-owned Beaver Creek Reservoir has rainbow, brown, brook and cutthroat trout as well as yellow perch, walleye, northern pike and smallmouth bass. Farther south at Bear Paw Lake, a FWP location, there are rainbow, brook and cutthroat trout, walleye and smallmouth bass. A few miles more to the south in Normandy Coulee is Rotary Pond, a county-owned location, where anglers can find rainbow and brook trout. Reser Reservoir northwest of Chinook, a federal location, offers yellow perch and bluegill. North Faber Reservoir east of Chinook and just north of U.S. Highway 2, also a federal location, has rainbow trout and has rebounded from a low water level last year. The levels this spring were good. South of Chinook, and just north of Lloyd, the privately owned Grasshopper Reservoir has rainbow trout. Privately owned Ross Reservoir, west of Lloyd, is open the third Saturday in May through Nov. 30, and has cutthroat trout. Faber Reservoir, just south east of Cleveland, is managed by FWP and has rainbow trout. Cow Creek Reservoir, about 15 miles south of Lloyd, has tiger muskie, walleye, channel catfish and yellow perch. Stream and river fishing in the area ? See Fish On Page 67 49