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 ...

As the Trump administration continues to reduce federal oversight, a Canadian mining company has finally submitted an ...

DARBY, Mont. — In this new era of 'social distancing' some Montanans are finding refuge on our vast waterways. There are strict guidelines on people gathering in groups. As with all non-essential ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Earlier this month, an angler seeking trout in the lower Bitterroot River near where it joins 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 ...

HAMILTON – A 74-year-old Darby-area fisherman drowned in the Bitterroot River early Wednesday afternoon. The man was fishing with two other adult men between Tucker and Victor crossings when the boat ...

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 ...

Al Pernichele has been tracking water in the Bitterroot River in his position as water commissioner since 2003. He’s seen some years when the river’s water levels dropped quite low. But this summer ...

HAMILTON – It would be hard to imagine that Steve Puppe will ever climb onto a raft again without a life jacket hanging around his neck. He’s certain today that his life would have ended last week ...