Tongue River at Tongue R Dam nr Decker MT
Tongue River MT USGS
Tongue River at Tongue R Dam nr Decker MT (06307500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Tongue River in MT, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 06307500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MT
- Coordinates
- 45.1413, -106.7714
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Fishing regulations
Eastern District zone defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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(Kokanee & Chinook) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 5
- Possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Bass Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Brook Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Burbot (Ling) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 5
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Channel Catfish Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Possession limit
- 20
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Combined Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 5
- Possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Crappie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 15
- Possession limit
- 30
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake Trout Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Possession limit
- 6
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Paddlefish Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sauger/Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 5
- Possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Shortnose Gar Open · Harvest status unknown Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Shovelnose Sturgeon Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- none over 40 inches
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Tiger Muskie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 1
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Mar 1 – Feb 28 Details
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Mar 1 – Feb 28
- Daily limit
- 20
- Possession limit
- 40
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Pallid Sturgeon Closed Closed all year Details
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Closed all year
- Notes
- Closed all year
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/Denver
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Montana Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedTongue River at Tongue R Dam nr Decker MT has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 10090101 containing this station. The dataset includes 31 species with recorded observations.
Species include: rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), river carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio), longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), and 26 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
- Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus
- Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- White Crappie Pomoxis annularis
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 31 species
- from 31 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 30, 2004 – Jun 26, 2015
- 14 dated records