BONNER, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced the upper Blackfoot River from River Junction Fishing Access Site to Russel Gates Memorial Fishing Access Site are closed. The closures are ...

HELENA, Mont. — Fishing restrictions on the Blackfoot River and upper Rock Creek will be lifted starting Thursday, Sept. 4. The decision comes as shorter days and longer nights have led to cooler ...

The Blackfoot River will officially join a growing list of rivers closed to fishing during the hottest part of the day on Thursday morning. Faced with elevated water temperatures and declining river ...

As Western Montana's blue-ribbon trout waters warm due to climate change, anglers are increasingly wrestling with the ethics of their sport. MISSOULA, Mont. — In the early season, when the rivers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. (Photo by Blair Miller, ...

Following last year's historic drought in Montana and hot temperatures early this spring, the Blackfoot River is running at roughly 25% of normal water levels. Water rights have shifted some this year ...

The possibility of instituting a permit system for floating through sections of the popular Blackfoot River is one idea under consideration by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks in a draft Environmental ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — In the early season, when the rivers are still running high and cool from snowmelt, KynsLee Scott loves trout fishing. As a fishing guide and conservationist, her life revolves ...