“One thing about Montana,” says Matt Barber, an owner of Tom Morgan Rodsmiths, a custom fly rod shop in Bozeman, “is if there’s a moving body of water, there is probably a trout in it.” On the Madison ...

I can’t fish. At least I couldn’t until last month’s trip to Western Montana, where the days are as long and brilliant as the sun’s morning rays. Normally I have zero interest in fishing, and to ...

HELENA, Mont., Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As fall arrives, Montana's world-class rivers, streams, lakes and spring-fed ponds cool down and come alive, providing a fishing paradise for both ...

The fishing is heating up across Western Montana. Runoff is almost a memory and rivers are now becoming the popular places to fish. This week’s top pick is the Blackfoot River. Salmonfly imitations, ...

Colorado holds a special place in my heart – it’s where I learned to fly fish and really caught the bug, so I try to get back whenever I can. Recently, the opportunity came up to spend a few days ...

- Every Orvis podcast is worth listening to, but terrestrial fishing is particularly exciting. - Podcast: Late Summer Terrestrials, with Jenny Mayrell-Woodruff - If you're going to film a trout ...

CUT BANK, Mont. - "I'll teach a woman or a kid fly fishing anytime over an adult male," said Dave Parsons, owner of Cut Bank Creek Outfitters and Summit Station Lodge in northern Montana. Parsons, a ...

Warming waters and other factors along the state’s rivers like the Big Hole appear to be contributing to alarmingly low numbers of the state’s renowned rainbow and brown trout. By Jim Robbins WISE ...