Montana considers ‘hoot owl’ restrictions on NW Montana rivers for first time
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials in northwest Montana are considering instituting “hoot owl” fishing restrictions for the first time on the Flathead River, as …
TagHoot Owl Closures
Fishing restrictions in place on several Montana rivers
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks placed hoot-owl restrictions on the entire Jefferson River, part of the Beaverhead River, and on the Bitterroot River from Veteran’s …
Fishing restrictions in place for Madison River
Fish restrictions have been put in place for the lower Madison River to reduce fish stress and mortality during high temperatures. Hoot-owl fishing restrictions …
Yellowstone ends fishing closure, fire restrictions
Some light at the end of the nuclear summer tunnel. It’s once again OK to fish Yellowstone’s rivers and streams in the afternoon and evening …
Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies
A confluence of extreme conditions threatens Montana’s hallowed trout waters. Higher temperatures, low river levels, fish die-offs, and pressure from the crush of post-pandemic anglers …
No Fishing In Yellowstone National Park Rivers and Streams From 2pm – 6am
If you’re planning to go fishing in Yellowstone National Park this summer, you better head out in the early morning, Warm water and low flows …
“The ‘pan-danglers,’ are here in force”
High river temperatures and hoot owl closures meet a post-pandemic influx of fly anglers in Montana. “The ‘pan-danglers,’ the pandemic anglers, are here in force,” …
Warm Waters
With temperatures hitting triple digits in Montana and beyond it’s time to give our cold water friends a break.