Time to get a 2017 bait fish seining license

Press release

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks would like to remind bait collectors that a 2017 Commercial Bait Fish Seining License is required for persons 15 years of age and older to seine for and transport bait fish for commercial purposes in Montana, or for any person who seines for and has in his or her possession more than 24 dozen nongame bait fish.

The application is available at any FWP office, and an application fee of $10 is required. The application materials also include regulations, the types and sizes of nets or traps that may be used, and also a list of approved seining waters...