Brown trout can harm native trout species, such as bull trout and westslope cutthroat, by outcompeting them for resources and ...

Research in recent years has identified issues affecting rivers and aquatic life in the Jefferson River Basin, including low dissolved oxygen, warm temperatures, algae blooms and nutrients.

Hoot owl restrictions are going into effect for the Bitterroot River between Veteran’s Bridge in Hamilton to the confluence ...

Hoot-owl restrictions will take effect on the Bitterroot River starting Wednesday at 2 p.m., extending from Veteran’s Bridge ...

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

A dozen rivers — including the Madison, Gibbon and Firehole in Yellowstone National Park — are subject to the restrictions on afternoon fishing or all-out closures as biologists grapple with ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has confirmed the presence of a non-native brown trout in the Flathead River, upstream of the ...

A decomposed body was found Sunday afternoon by a walker exploring the Fort Missoula area near the Bitterroot River.

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

Slop Fishing Secrets: How to Catch Big Largemouth Bass in Thick Cover Learn to fish slop mats this summer with frogs, jigs, and soft plastics to trigger explosive bites from hidden bass.

As the summer floating season rows into high gear on the Yellowstone River, state agencies are continuing to negotiate with BNSF Railway to reopen a popular undeveloped access point in Stillwater ...

The Bitterroot National Forest reported 125 lightning strikes and six small fires on the Darby-Sula and West Fork Ranger Districts Friday morning after a series of thunderstorms Thursday.