The Mecca of Fly Fishing. If you're a fly angler and haven't been to Montana, it should be on your bucket list. It's the mecca of trout fishing in America and has that magical feel of wide-open ...

WISE RIVER, Mont. — The fly-fishing community is stepping up and launching a campaign to address the wild trout population decline in southwest Montana. The Save Wild Trout campaign consists of ...

Drought conditions are causing concerns for rivers, lakes and fishery health in western Montana.Fishing draws more than 3 ...

A study Muhlfeld co-authored in 2022 found that more than one-third of Montana’s cold-water fisheries could be unsuitable for trout by 2080, costing the state nearly $200 million in lost revenue.

Montana fly fishing film crew fined for violating bull trout Wed., Feb. 24, 2016 This file photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a bull trout in the Little Lost River in Idaho.

Montana’s fishing economy has proven resilient amid the impacts of drought, but a new study suggests that 35% of its cold water habitats could become unsuitable for trout by 2080, ...

And to protect spawning brown trout, Montana officials have decided to halt fishing two weeks earlier than usual, on Sept. 30, for portions of the Big Hole, Ruby and Beaverhead Rivers.

They grew weary of waiting. Last month, fishing outfitters, guides, anglers and people worried about the decline of trout populations in southwest Montana sought immediate action from Gov. Greg ...

Montana Further Restricts Bull Trout Fishing, Hoping to Limit Species’ Decline. Montana is one of the last states in the country with fishable populations of native bull trout.