NORRIS, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced hoot-owl restrictions will be lifted Wednesday on the lower Madison River. Hoot-owl restrictions prohibit fishing between 2 p.m. and midnight ...

From about Greycliff fishing access downstream to the river’s confluence with the Gallatin and Jefferson to form the Missouri River, north of the town of Three Forks, the Madison sees much less use – ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Fish restrictions have been put in place for the lower Madison River to reduce fish stress and mortality during high temperatures. Hoot-owl fishing restriction have been put in place ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A full fishing closure along the upper Madison River was lifted Friday as flows returned back to ...

ENNIS — A regional fly-fishing Mecca to many, Ennis is defined by the Madison River, one of the most productive of Montana’s many trout waters. It has been said that this tributary of the Missouri is ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A proposal to eliminate rules that restrict fishing from boats and limit outfitting along the ...

Two rules changing how anglers can fish an upper stretch of the Madison River will go into effect in January despite a working group’s attempts to reverse the action. The recently formed Madison River ...

Bad idea, said one man. He was referring to a proposal to someday require a daily float permit for recreational users of the Madison River. The Madison River Work Group recommended such a permit as ...

Daniel Larson described the Madison River as Montana’s most loved river. Die-hard fans of the Big Hole, the Yellowstone, the Smith, the Bitterroot and a host of other scenic and fishable rivers might ...