Here is a link to Montana paddle fishing rules…
http://fwp.mt.gov/fishing/paddlefish.html

Here is a PDF of FAQ:
http://fwp.mt.gov/content/getItem.aspx?id=38081

My questions are:

What is this about tagging? You have to buy a tag to fish for them? Or is it that – you find a tag on the fish when you catch them?

Are most of them supposed to be tagged? Who tags them? And why?

There’s a question/answer on the PDF that says:
"Q: Where do you tag a fish you want to keep?
A: Cut a small hole in the dorsal fin and insert the metal loop portion through the hole and seal
tag. The self-locking tag must be completely sealed so it cannot be reopened. Tags are not
replaceable so be careful not to seal your tag before you are ready to place it on a fish."
—Does this mean, you can tag your own fish, then release him?

Does this tagging method have some sort of radar or satellite tracking? You can monitor their movement?

I remember once, I was trout fishing and a boat of guys in a nearby college in Grand Isle were asking if we had any fish they could tag.
Somehow they were monitoring the fish with the tide… But I don’t think that’s of much help in rivers, right?

How come in this video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TQAupcJVgw
(after they beach the carp) the girl pulls in a paddle fish or 2… And they’re just like eh… And throw them on the ground.

Shouldn’t they be throwing them back? or tagging them? At first, my thoughts were "Oh this is cool I want to do it" but it looks more complicated than it really is… So I thought I’d get some good answers.

Thanks guys.

You have to have not only a Montana fishing license, but also a special paddlefish tag. The season is May 15 to June 30. Not everybody who wants a tag gets one.

And yes, sometimes paddlefish are given a tag, especially when they are stocked into an area, to see how far they disperse and move around.

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