Lightning and Thunderbolts Inc. Private Pond License Review Draft CEA
Mar 21, 2025 3:58 PM
A landowner is applying for a private fish pond license and proposes to stock a combination of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, crappie, and bluegill. The seasonal runoff fed pond is approximately 4.5 surface acres and located 5 miles south of Inverness, Montana. The pond was excavated with an earthen dam. An earthen spillway serves as the outlet for the pond. The pond is located near the headwaters of the East Fork of Black Coulee. The risks with stocking the pond with hatchery-reared bass and panfish are minimal. The pond is also referred to as Lightning Reservoir. The project is sponsored by the landowner, and the license would be active for a period of 10 years from the year of issuance (2025). The license can be renewed for additional 10-year intervals at the end of each term, and the license is transferable.
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Deadline: Comments will be accepted from March 21, 2025, through April 5, 2025.
Written comments can be mailed to:
Montana FWP Region 6
Attn: Cody Nagel
2165 Hwy 2 East
Havre, MT 59501
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