Nearly a dozen rivers in western Montana and a handful of rivers inside the borders of Yellowstone National Park are under ...

The American West is full of towns that serve as gateways into the natural world. Launching points, if you will, that sit on ...

A nearly 15% increase in May temperatures from last year led to an earlier snow melt causing another potential drought on the Blackfoot River.

Amid another summer of drought, local water managers in Blackfoot Basin urge conservation as fishing restrictions tighten due to high water temperatures impacting rivers and fish populations.

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The tribes’ advisory recommends avoiding all rainbow trout and northern pike on the Blackfoot and Bitterroot rivers, as well as the Clark Fork River upstream of its confluence with the Bitterroot.

Other contenders included the Madison River in Montana and Wyoming, a fly-fishing legend, and the Nantahala River in North Carolina, famous for its fast-moving waters.