BIG SKY, Montana — There had to be a little magic in play that rainy September day on the Gallatin River when I first felt the fly line arc behind me just right and then sail back as if in slow motion ...

Direct flights to Missoula, Montana, are available from major cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Utah, Denver and Seattle. Missoula is also accessible by car via Interstate 90.

Get away from the Yellowstone hype and find yourself some unforgettable Fly Fishing in Craig, Montana: Here's a DIY Guide to the Real Big Sky Country. If you're a fly angler and haven't been to ...

This story is part of the series Finding Middle Ground: Conversations Across America. It was also republished, with an audio interview, at Montana Public Radio and in High Country News. Anyone who ...

The trout rose in a smooth arc, took my tumbling salmon fly, and completed its curve in an undulating, revelatory sequence. A greenish speckled back and a flash of scarlet on silver along its side ...

Question: I want to surprise my husband with a trip for both of us — fly-fishing. I need affordable, rustic lodging with an upscale feeling, great cuisine, options for guided day trips, as well as ...

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 ...

When Neale Streeks moved to Montana in 1978, guided fishing trips on the Missouri and the Smith rivers were rare. After 36 years as a fly-fishing guide, and seeing countless changes on area rivers, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — “Before we hit the Clark Fork River, we had to learn a little more about the background of fly-fishing. So, we stopped by the Missoulian Angler, a local fly shop,” says Jason Hurst, ...

I would have loved to hunt fat brown trout on the Madison near Ennis, for instance, but in fly fishing parlance, that part of the river was blown out. All the churning water makes it hard for the fish ...

When it comes to fly fishing, no one has a better river than Michigan. That’s according to USA Today readers, who were asked to identify the best rivers in the U.S. for fly fishing. The list, released ...