Montana Fish Report

August 1st officially starts the fall Chinook season, but there won't be any moving up river for quite awhile yet (probably not until the fall rains come). The Tillamook basin (including the Trask) has a reduced wild adult fall Chinook bag limit of 1/day and 2/season as part of the overall daily limit. See the regulation updates online for more details. The Trask from 200 feet above to 900 feet below Gold Creek at Trask Hatchery (which includes the "hatchery hole") is closed to angling July 16 – October 15.

Trout season opened in the streams on May 22nd and there are resident coastal cutthroat trout throughout the Trask basin, including the forks, and sea-run cutthroat should be showing up as well. Many areas have bait restrictions in place so check the regulations for those and open areas before heading out.