Why Were the King Salmon in Eastern Montana So Big This Year & How Many of Their Eggs Were Collected Recently?

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This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Heath Headley, FWP Fisheries Biologist for Fort Peck Reservoir in Northeast Montana. When you listen to this podcast you will hear Rigger and Heath cover the Chinook, or King Salmon, egg collection effort that recently was completed as well as several other things about the mighty Kings of Fort Peck. In fact, one of the questions that Rigger was dying to get an answer to was why were the King Salmon that were caught in the reservoir this year so much bigger than they usually are? In fact, the State Record was broken this year and several other Kings that were caught were darn close to breaking the record as well. Do you think you know the answer to that question? Be sure and listen to this podcast right now to find out. Another major question that gets answered in this podcast is how many King Salmon eggs did Heath, and his crew collect and take to the hatchery in Fort Peck recently? Did they collect more or less that last year? How does that number compare to the largest number of eggs they have ever collected? Yeah you just have to listen to this one as not only did those questions get answered but many, many more did as well. All the secrets of what makes the King Salmon tick in Fort Peck Reservoir are revealed in this fascinating podcast!

Links:

• To learn more about the Chinook or King Salmon in Fort Peck Reservoir, click here.
• To see a picture of and learn more about the new State Record King Salmon, click here! To what this monster get caught, click here!
• If you would like to learn more about the Fort Peck Hatchery, Click here . 
• For additional information about this year's King Salmon egg collection along with some pictures, click here.
• To learn about the Fort Peck Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan click here. 
• Click here to read the entire undated version of the "FORT PECK RESERVOIR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN" covering 2024 through 2033!
• Still have more questions about the King Salmon or anything else swimming around in Fort Peck Reservoir? Click here to email Heath Headley.
• What did you think of this Podcast? Click here to email Downrigger Dale!

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