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 ...

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 ...

The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to implement a mandatory smallmouth bass catch/kill/report regulation for the entire stretch of the Bitterroot River effective ...

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, ...

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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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Earlier this month, an angler seeking trout in the lower Bitterroot River near where it joins the ...

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 ...