The Montana Legislature is contemplating making Mom’s Day Weekend free for fishing.
Sen. Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade, introduced the invoice earlier than the Senate Fish and Recreation Committee on Tuesday afternoon. It will permit fishing and not using a license throughout Mom’s Day Weekend. That will make Mom’s Day Weekend the identical as Father’s Day Weekend, which the Legislature made free for fishing 10 years in the past.
Flowers famous the extra alternative the change would permit for households to recreate and to check out fishing with out the dedication of buying a license.
“This must be a feel-good invoice for all of us,” he mentioned.
The invoice noticed assist from various conservation teams echoing the constructive nature of the laws.
“All of us love our moms, all of us love fishing and we do assist this invoice,” mentioned Colin Cooney with Montana Trout Limitless.
The committee didn’t take quick motion on the invoice.
Tom Kuglin is the deputy editor for the Lee Newspapers State Bureau. His protection focuses on outdoor, recreation and pure assets.
