Modern-day Missoula is outdoorsy, artistic and musical, with university roots that bring energy to its downtown.

MISSOULA, Mont. — As summer continues, water levels in many western Montana rivers and creeks fall. The low water levels make for prime fly-fishing conditions. Ron Beck is a local fishing coach ...

The Mecca of Fly Fishing If you're a fly angler and haven't been to Montana, it should be on your bucket list. It's the mecca of trout fishing in America and has that magical feel of wide-open spaces.

MISSOULA, Mont. — In a state known for its world-renowned fly-fishing, the bait is often overlooked as a resource. At the Bugs and Brews event by the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium ...

— Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop, Missoula Blackfoot River — The Blackfoot is big, but fishing. Salmonflies are just around the corner. Anglers should see them soon if not already.

Water has dropped a little but it’s still big and brown. — Grizzly Hackle Fly Shop, Missoula. Matthew Kiewiet is the managing editor of the Independent Record and The Montana Standard.

The beauty of the whole experience was overwhelming, and very different from any kind of fly-fishing in Florida. After that I've been coming back to Montana almost every summer.

Fly guides report scarcer bug hatches every year. The density of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus are consistently above threshold for healthy trout populations. So is water temperature; parts ...

Political News In Montana, group uses fly fishing to help vets For a few hours on a sun-soaked autumn morning, Dan McGuinness stands ankle-deep in Montana's idyllic Sixteen Mile Creek.

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.

And to protect spawning brown trout, Montana officials have decided to halt fishing two weeks earlier than usual, on Sept. 30, for portions of the Big Hole, Ruby and Beaverhead Rivers.