On many iconic trout streams, experts say released fish aren't thriving. Yet anglers oppose stocking these blue-ribbon waters ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Fisheries staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will tag trout in the upper Madison River ...

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 ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Fly-fishing is always the talk of town in Ennis. Especially after a malfunction at Hebgen Dam dropped the Upper Madison River so low it left fish stranded in shallow pools. In ...

WEST YELLOWSTONE - Walter Clairain was having a beer break, frustrated at his inability to get a strike from one of the large fish he had spotted lurking at the bottom of a nearby hole. "I seen a ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks sent out the following: A daily fishing restriction is in place, effective immediately, for the lower Madison River to reduce fish stress and ...

BOZEMAN — Fisheries staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will tag trout in the upper Madison River during annual sampling this month as they continue to monitor water temperatures and flow levels ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released an overview Wednesday of field research during 2025 of trout populations in the Big ...

Montana crews work to restore Madison River trout spawning habitat, clearing silt and expanding islands to boost declining brown and rainbow trout populations. It Sits on a Vast Haul of Mineral Wealth ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. ENNIS — A regional fly-fishing Mecca to many, Ennis is defined by the Madison River, one of the ...