The goal is to find a way to monitor river, identify those areas with the most pressing crowding issues and then to address the congestion through education, signage and staffing.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Right now rivers are high, muddy and dangerous, so NBC Montana ventured to a Montana creek. The Blackfoot River's water levels are high and murky, but NBC Montana chose a small ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After a round of cooler temperatures and rain in recent weeks in much of southwest Montana, state ...

The city of Columbia Falls will once again partner with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to reel in improvements at ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — “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 shop,” says Jason Hurst, ...

When it comes to fly fishing, no one has a better river than Michigan. That’s according to USA Today readers, who were asked to identify the best rivers in the U.S. for fly fishing. The list, released ...

Biologists in Montana are sounding alarms over the discovery of nonnative brown trout in the Flathead River in the northwestern part of the state. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks published a press ...

The American paddlefish has been described with many superlatives, both true and almost true. “It’s the biggest fish in Montana.” The state record set in 1973 came from a 142 ½-pounder caught in the ...

When Brian Wheeler set out to install water quality monitoring equipment in the Big Hole River near Twin Bridges, Montana on June 28, he encountered an unexpected sight. In many parts of the river, ...

Pink lemonade is a refreshing drink in the summertime. As it turns out, pink lemonade is also a good pattern for walleye anglers. This past week at Fort Peck Reservoir in the Big Dry Arm area, anglers ...