The Big Hole River is in excellent condition for summer fly fishing, following the Salmonfly hatch. Current reports highlight successful dry fly and streamer fishing, with various hatches like Golden Stones and PMDs. Anglers are reminded that 2026 Montana fishing licenses are now exclusively available online through the FWP website.

While snowpack conditions across much of the western United States remains uniformly poor, the snowpack across Montana watersheds paints a more nuanced picture.

Fish, science, and controversy…

It seems that aquatic insect and Salmon fly populations are in the decline. This reduction of insects is related to […]

The Bighole River is in trouble. It has been in trouble, and there is no plan in place to save […]

Brown trout populations in Montana are on the decline. The Bighole, Bighorn, and now the upper Clarks Fork are all […]