Spring Mack Days nears conclusion with 32,000 fish

With only one weekend left in the 2024 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake, anglers have entered 32,683 lake trout since the contest began March 14. The 2019 spring event holds the record fish count at 40,357.

Mack Days, which are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, are used as a management tool to reduce the numbers of non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake.

This event has one of the better tallies in Mack Days history when it comes to numbers of lake trout entered, say organizers. Friday’s total came to 1,478, Saturday’s was 922, and Sunday’s total was 532. Anglers have until this Saturday, May 11, to tally more lake trout.