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Montana · Yellow perch

Can you keep a yellow perch in Montana?

Yes, with limits

Flathead Lake, north of the Flathead Indian Reservation boundary

Open year-round
Size
10 inches and up
total length
Daily bag
10
per person per day for perch over 10 inches — no limit at all on smaller perch
Possession
10
total you may hold

An unusual structure: perch under 10 inches may be kept without limit, but only 10 a day over 10 inches, and no possession cap beyond that daily figure for the larger fish.

FWP source page

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