HAMILTON, Mont. — Hoot-owl fishing restrictions are in place for the main stem of the Bitterroot River from the confluence with the Clark Fork near Missoula, to the confluence with the East and West ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — NBC Montana is making a weekly fishing report, with help from a local expert, on how to capitalize on the spring Skwala hatch. Skwalas are big, dark-colored stoneflies that show up ...

Michael Howell The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is considering a proposal by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to ban ...

HAMILTON – Waiting for the river to be at perfect condition can be a tedious task. Every year, anglers wait and wait for the right conditions to appear before they launch their season on the ...

Many fishing access sites have been closed on the Bitterroot River, and a few on the Clark Fork, this week due to high water and flooding - and more closures are probably on the way. Not that it's ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks implemented fishing restrictions on three rivers Wednesday after ...

Fishing guide Jack Mauer, left, said that he’s known of pike in the Bitterroot ever since he moved to Victor in the mid-1980s. Missoulian photo by Michael Gallacher - Fishing guide Jack Mauer, left, ...

HAMILTON — After clarifying what constitutes a “float,” the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new regulations for the West Fork of the Bitterroot River, a world-renowned cutthroat trout ...

FLY FISHING — The Bitterroot River, which runs through Missoula, is warming up and anglers are starting to squirm at the thought of the season’s first hatch of big fish-arousing stoneflies. There’s ...

The Bitterroot Valley of western Montana is one of the last truly wild places, unspoiled by traffic or crowds. Forget the ...