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, 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 ...

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) will be featuring a selection of 11 films this year, along with a locally produced short film by the Bitterroot Water Partnership ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Howell The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is considering a proposal by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to ban ...