If the new hit TV show has you eyeing a fly fishing trip to Montana, these are the rivers to hit.

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 ...

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 ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have decided on the 16-member Bitterroot River Recreation Committee tasked with developing recommendations on how fishing should be managed on the upper ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Almost 200 people attended the International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) on Friday in Hamilton, which according to organizers from the Bitterroot Water Partnership (BWP), is the largest turnout ...