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 ...

CORVALLIS, Mont. - Since the start of the weekend the Bitterroot River has risen 3 feet in places. It's normal for this time of year, and so far the melt-off has been fairly moderate. But it's a ...

FISHING — Growing fishing pressure and congestion on Western Montana’s Bitterroot River has prompted the state to propose limits on outfitters in the river’s upper reaches. Montana Fish, Wildlife and ...

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 ...

After seven years of consideration, the Bitterroot National Forest has approved a logging and burning project along 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 ...

MISSOULA COUNTY, Montana (Missoulian) — Wade Fellin wanted a break from chasing fish as a job, so he spent a day snorkeling in the Bitterroot River. The hoped-for respite backfired. “I was excited to ...

FISHING — Access to the Bitterroot River was temporarily closed this morning from Wally Crawford Fishing Access Site to Angler’s Roost because of the Roaring Lion Fire which is burning southwest of ...