Modern-day Missoula is outdoorsy, artistic and musical, with university roots that bring energy to its downtown.

The Big Blackfoot River and the "nude beach," where the famous sunburn scene in  A River Runs Through It" was believed to have taken place, as the sun sets near Missoula, Mont., July 1, 2016.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Fly-fishing guides in Montana say the season on the state’s blue-ribbon trout streams got off to a slow start this summer due to high water levels from a heavy spring runoff ...

Montana fly fishing film crew fined for violating bull trout Wed., Feb. 24, 2016 This file photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a bull trout in the Little Lost River in Idaho.

Cote, 32, who has been employed in the fishing department of Missoula's Bob Ward and Sons sporting goods store for 10 years, says he started fishing for pike in western Montana as a youngster.

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MISSOULA, Mont. — In a state known for its world-renowned fly-fishing, the bait is often overlooked as a resource. At the Bugs and Brews event by the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium ...

Western Montana fishing report: Big bugs are here but not literally everywhere. Matthew Kiewiet ... — Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop, Missoula. Western Montana. Listen now and subscribe: ...

With trout on Montana’s rivers struggling to survive because of a record-breaking heat stretch, films about fly fishing might be a great alternative for angling addicts who don't want to engage ...

In the magical photograph, actor Brad Pitt stands on a boulder in the middle of the Blackfoot River, the line from his fly rod coiling in the air like a rodeo cowboy’s rope tossed at a steer.

Direct flights to Missoula, Montana, are available from major cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Utah, Denver and Seattle. Missoula is also accessible by car via Interstate 90 ...