MORS Podcast: Fall Mack Days - One of the World's Unique Fishing Tournaments

Anglers from across Montana—and increasingly from around the country—are heading to Flathead Lake for Mack Days, one of the state’s most distinctive fishing tournaments. The Fall Mack Days edition of the Montana Outdoor Podcast features Downrigger Dale talking with new Mack Days Tournament Director Joe Santos ahead of the event window from September 10 through November 8. Santos explains why the tournament exists, including its role in protecting native bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout. The episode also covers registration (including after the tournament starts), cash and prize formats, tagged fish—highlighted by a $10,000 tagged fish—and practical details like boat launches, camping, safety, and how to tell lake trout from protected species.