This simple-to-tie rig is perfect for catching pike!

Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said stripers are biting best from Horseshoe Bend Park upstream into the White and War Eagle tributaries. Brood minnows or shad are the best live baits. Crappie are ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Changin’” The words of this iconic and popular song by Bob Dylan have been applied to many things. In the past few years, they also applied to ice fishing, which for ...

State wildlife officials snagged a non-native northern pike in Kalispell’s Pine Grove Pond last week. The capture confirmed ...

FWP is investigating the illegal introduction of a northern pike into Pine Grove Pond, a popular family fishing site in ...

A tip-up, also known as a fish trap, ice trap, or tilt, is a stationary device that suspends line and live bait under the ice. Once a fish takes the bait, the reel spins, and the angler is alerted via ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) officials are investigating the illegal introduction of a northern pike into Pine ...

Hunters looking to apply for Idaho’s 2026 spring controlled hunts for black bear can apply through Feb. 15. Hunters must have a 2026 hunting license in order to apply. You can apply over the phone by ...

The northern pike, a large freshwater predator, was recently illegally introduced into Pine Grove Pond, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). FWP is investigating the ...

Winter weather has kept most anglers indoors. Fishing reports are scant or nonexistent. This week's information is more ...