Up to $225,000 in Cash and Prizes is Luring Montana Anglers

One of Montana's most unique fishing tournaments is ready to launch its spring edition.

SPRING MACK DAYS

It's the spring lake trout fishing tourney, "Mack Days" on Flathead Lake. Join the fun starting March 12 and running through May 9. But, you don't have to dedicate an abundance of days fishing during that time period to still be a winner. Fish as often as you can or as little as you'd like.

FREE TO ENTER

Sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, there are no entry fees for Spring Mack Days. Anglers are helping to restore a balance in Flathead Lake by reducing nonnative lake trout and in turn, helping to increase native bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout numbers.

Entries are taken right up to the last day of the tournament. There's even a prize for the smallest fish turned in.

A $10,000 FISH LURKS IN THE WATERS OF FLATHEAD LAKE

One of the exciting ways to win a share of the $225,000 in cash and prizes available is by hooking into a tagged lake trout, which is not difficult to recognize and explained in the rules. Tagged fish have values of $100 to $10,000. Yes, one fish has a tag worth $10,000. And while it's been a few years now, that 10-grand fish has been caught in previous Mack Days tournaments.

There are 9,000 tagged lake trout with values ranging from $100 to $10,000!

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FISH EVERY DAY IF YOU CHOOSE

Fish Mondays through Thursdays for tagged fish and bonus totals. Fish Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for lottery, tagged fish, bonuses, and special categories including top angler.

Please be sure and read the rules changes. Bonus amounts have gone up. Changes were made to the prize drawings and that money has been added to the bonus amounts.

Rules and entry information can all be found here. As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes like to say, "All it takes is one fish to win!"

Good luck anglers!