HAMILTON, Mont. — Anglers are getting an early start on weekend fishing. High water has kept a lot of fishermen and women waiting. The water is still high for this time of year, but it has come down ...

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 ...

FLY FISHING — Put some purpose in your fishing by joining a field of 30 anglers for the Bitterroot Valley Cast One for Hope single fly fishing competition. The Oct. 4-5 event is a fundraiser to ...

DARBY, Mont. — In this new era of 'social distancing' some Montanans are finding refuge on our vast waterways. There are strict guidelines on people gathering in groups. As with all non-essential ...

Fly fishermen – with their armadas of rubber boats filled with anglers dressed in khaki vests and chest waders – are the iconic Bitterroot River’s own symbol. The 75 miles of the river’s main stem ...

“The Montana Fly-fishing Guide – West,” written in 1995 by John Holt, gives a lesson on another fly invented by Foust in 1984 called the Ugly Rudamus, which Holt says has achieved national recognition ...