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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Just through the doors of the Montana Historical Society, the mass of weathered wood that once ferried native people across the Flathead River stretches down the lobby. It is the first time in half a ...

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 ...

The upper St. Joe, Spokane and Kootenai rivers are providing the coolest water and best trout fishing for fly casters. The morning hours are best. Go with a dry-dropper rig with some flash on the ...