WISE RIVER, Mont. – Since the Fellin family founded the Big Hole Lodge in the 1980s to take people fly fishing on the Big Hole River, they have seen significant changes to the ...

Before we hit the Clark Fork River, we had to learn a little more about the background of fly fishing. So, we stopped by the Missoulian Angler, a local fly sho ...

If you’ve ever stood on the bank of a river with a fly rod, stared at the water, and wondered, ‘Where the hell do I start?’, you’re not alone. When you’re just getting started trout fishing, even ...

Located in Montana's Bitterroot Valley, this community offers visitors all kinds of outdoor activities, including fishing, ...

WISE RIVER, Mont. — The fly-fishing community is stepping up and launching a campaign to address the wild trout population decline in southwest Montana. The Save Wild Trout campaign consists of ...

Rainbows like to rise to dry flies. They typically hang out higher in the water column than brown trout, and they do a good deal more of their feeding on the water’s surface. During a strong insect ...

Tom Rosenbauer reached down to his laptop, and a picture of a tiny cascade of water splashing down stones appeared on the projector screen. “Would you stop and fish a stream that small?” he asked the ...

Freestone stream, spring creek, tailwater — which would you rather attack for trout? The answer will depend largely on where you live, but it might also hinge on the style of fishing you prefer. Each ...

At the conclusion of a recent presentation by Save Wild Trout on their monitoring efforts in Montana's Jefferson River Basin, the mood in the community room at Helena’s Lewis and Clark Public Library ...

A paean is “a fervent expression of joy or praise.” When it comes to the long and ongoing struggle to preserve the incredible legacy of Montana’s world-famous trout fishing rivers and streams, Bud ...

Trout stream custodians, both official and volunteer, continue to assess the impact of Tropical Storms Irene and Lee on area waterways. No doubt, there was grave damage to trout, insects and habitat ...

I thought of all the pursuits over on Penns Creek waiting for Hendrickson mayflies to bring wild brown trout to the surface as I jammed a clip of my stringer through the gills of my fourth stocked ...