A fly fisher is seen Aug. 25 in the Big Hole River near Dewey, Montana, a state that is proud of avoiding hatchery-reared fish to stock its rivers.

Political News In Montana, group uses fly fishing to help vets For a few hours on a sun-soaked autumn morning, Dan McGuinness stands ankle-deep in Montana's idyllic Sixteen Mile Creek.

Fly guides report scarcer bug hatches every year. The density of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus are consistently above threshold for healthy trout populations. So is water temperature; parts ...

To rip a Stark Varg EX through the forests of the Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest. And to bring my Orvis and Greys fly ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The mere mention of Montana’s Madison River is enough to make fly-fishermen salivate, what with its high concentration of trout, scenic beauty and prolific wildlife, it’s ...

ENNIS — A regional fly-fishing Mecca to many, Ennis is defined by the Madison River, one of the most productive of Montana’s many trout waters.

ABSAROKEE, Mont. – By the time he moved to Montana, Bob Kimball was 70 years old and reluctant to venture into the mountains to pursue his favorite pastime of fly -fishing.

When Neale Streeks moved to Montana in 1978, guided fishing trips on the Missouri and the Smith rivers were rare. After 36 years as a fly-fishing guide, and seeing countless changes on area rivers ...

Around 75 degrees can be lethal to trout. Montana’s rivers and streams are wild trout fisheries, which means that unlike in most states, rivers there are not stocked with hatchery-reared trout.

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Week of March 12-18, 1998 Montana fly-fishing getaways Finding a guide for a Nepal trek Sea kayaking in comfort in B.C. Disabled access to Yellowstone The ...