Fishing his way from Montana to Mongolia
Thane Melton has competed in fishing competitions for his whole life. He recently took home a silver medal with Team USA at the World Ice Fishing Championship in Mongolia. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
Thane Melton has fished long before his first memories. When he was 18 months old, he was already accustomed to an ice fishing hut.
The Bigfork resident and avid fisherman, now 37, has had a lifetime of fishing experiences and stories. The latest of which, however, is among the best ones yet — bringing home a silver medal for the United States at the World Ice Fishing Championships in Mongolia.
“It was like all of our work paid off,” Melton said this week.
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