A dead brown found on the Big Hole this June. In May, a coalition of more than 30 fishing guides sounded the alarm about the historic trout declines taking place in Montana’s Jefferson River Basin.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials are seeing a decline in trout populations due to low stream flows and high water temperatures. As a result, FWP is investing funds to ...

One of the great things about living in Montana is state law allowing public access to any stream, no matter whose monster home lies alongside it. But just a few weeks ago, I received an e-mail from ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Fish, Wildlife and Parks is conducting new research efforts in response to the historically low number of trout in southwest Montana. In a partnership with Montana State University, ...

Biologists in Montana are sounding alarms over the discovery of nonnative brown trout in the Flathead River in the northwestern part of the state. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks published a press ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana officials are scrutinizing some native fish restoration projects following a review of ...

HELENA, Mont. — Few places in the world rival Montana’s fly fishing, and the state’s cold, clear mountain streams are renowned for their large populations of trout, especially the rainbow and brown.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana’s fishing economy has proven resilient amid the impacts of drought, but a new study ...

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Since Dixon made that decision, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fully or partially closed more than a dozen other rivers to fishing due to high water temperatures, low flows or concerns about angling ...

The state is imposing more restrictions on fishing this year as the combination of extreme conditions, including low river levels, fish die-offs and the crush of anglers, poses long-term problems. By ...