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 ...

New rules to manage fishing pressure on the upper reaches of the Bitterroot River and the West Fork begin today, but it’s doubtful that many will be there to notice. The rivers are running extremely ...

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 COUNTY, Montana (Missoulian) — Wade Fellin wanted a break from chasing fish as a job, so he spent a day snorkeling in the Bitterroot River. The hoped-for respite backfired. “I was excited to ...

FISHING — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is lifting the fire-related Bitterroot River closure, effective immediately, from Wally Crawford Fishing Access Site to Angler’s Roost, the agency announced ...

A Nevada-based mineral company has announced plans to develop a mine near the headwaters of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River in western Montana. If approved, the project could extract billions of ...

MISSOULA COUNTY, Montana (Missoulian) — Wade Fellin wanted a break from chasing fish as a job, so he spent a day snorkeling in the Bitterroot River. The hoped-for respite backfired. “I was excited to ...