HAMILTON, Mont. — Anglers are getting an early start on weekend fishing. High water has kept a lot of fishermen and women waiting. The water is still high for this time of year, but it has come down ...

HAMILTON, Mont. — High water in the Bitterroot River eroded a portion of the bank at a spot where people fish and launch their boats near Veterans Bridge north of Hamilton. Now there's an effort by ...

HAMILTON – Despite the wintry weather, the skwala hatch has started on the Bitterroot River. Doubters need only go to the river and look at all the boats and fishermen during the warmest part of the ...

It’s soon going to be time for the public to weigh in on how fishing pressure on the popular upper reaches of the Bitterroot River could be managed in the future. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is ...

FISHING — Growing fishing pressure and congestion on Western Montana’s Bitterroot River has prompted the state to propose limits on outfitters in the river’s upper reaches. Montana Fish, Wildlife and ...

MISSOULA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have decided on the 16-member Bitterroot River Recreation Committee tasked with developing recommendations on how fishing should be managed on the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks implemented fishing restrictions on three rivers Wednesday after ...

FISHING — Access to the Bitterroot River was temporarily closed this morning from Wally Crawford Fishing Access Site to Angler’s Roost because of the Roaring Lion Fire which is burning southwest of ...

MISSOULA — It’s nice when a business asks you to rate your experience with it. Welcome to Montana, where your rivers want to know how you think they’re doing. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Ravalli County officials have released the name of a 74-year-old Conner man who died after falling into the Bitterroot River while fishing ...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Ravalli County officials have released the name of a 74-year-old Conner man who died after falling into the Bitterroot River while fishing. Deputy Coroner Travis McElderry told ...