Flows on the Big Hole River are well below normal due to hot temperatures, rapid snowmelt and meager precipitation. The low flows could lead to fishing restrictions earlier than usual.

at the Salmon Fly Fishing Access Site. The videos show a pair of vehicles going back and forth across the river, with a crowd cheering in the background. It came just days before the Big Hole ...

28. FWP first became aware of the incident when videos posted online showed side-by-sides driving in the Big Hole River at Salmon Fly Fishing Access Site near Melrose. The incident received lots ...

Improved flows have allowed a section of the Big Hole River to be reopened to fishing. The reopened section extends for 26 miles from the river’s confluence with the North Fork of the Big Hole ...

After historically low counts of brown and rainbow trout were found in three popular stretches of the Big Hole River ... Nationwide fly fishing brands have joined the rallying cries, and there ...

Early Sunday, the Big Hole River’s popular fishing access site at Jerry Creek Bridge was deserted. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports that water temperatures of 77 degrees Fahrenheit or ...

The fuss and fuming focused on trout populations declining since 2011 in the nationally acclaimed Big Hole River. In May 2023, more than 30 fishing outfitters and guides in Montana beseeched Gov.