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TROUT HUNTING!!!
Trout hunting season is on! Hunting trout requires a certain strategy, skills, and tackle. Seeing is believing when trout hunting. […]
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FLAB INTO FAB!!!
Winters in Montana are LONG!!!! We all tend to gain more than a few pounds. As the winter grows, so […]
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MONTANA SCHOOLS DENIED FEDERAL FUNDS!!!
If Montana Schools teach hunting, archery, or classes that involve firearms, they will be denied federal funds. These federal funds […]
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Woody Walleye River Success
Fish the Missouri River last Friday, fishing was not fast but consistent. Used 1/8 oz Woody’s Excell in the ghost […]
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FWP News: Fishing restrictions to be lifted on some streams in southwest Montana
HELENA – Fishing restriction and closures on several streams in southwest Montana will be lifted at midnight tonight because of recent […]
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Fresno and Nelson Reservoir Fishing Report by Brian Olson 8.4.23
Fresno is 54% full, inflow is 436 cfs and outflow is 842 cfs. Walleye fishing is good. Best depth is […]
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Brett French reports: Yellowstone seeks comments on trout project
Yellowstone National Park is known as the home of its namesake cutthroat trout, a native species. Those fish took a […]
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Reel life, Real Adventure on Catchin the Big Ones!
Tune in to Catchin the Big Ones with the Captain for the latest fishing reports for Western and Central Montana this Friday morning […]
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GET THE LEAD OUT!!!
Fishermen use lead to help sink their baits, flies, and lures. The more lead, the deeper the presentation. Lead […]
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Montana Fishing Restrictions and Closures
If you’re heading to any of the following rivers to go fishing: Beaverhead River Big Hole River Bitterroot River Clark […]
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Monster Paddlefish Found Injured
Wow. A fish of a lifetime, for sure. Take a look at this post from the Arkansas Game and Fish […]
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Coolers Full of Whitefish on Flathead Lake
Jens Gran took Ross Tate and Steve Vinal fishing for whitefish this morning in Skidoo Bay on Flathead Lake. They […]
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Tennessee State Record Cutthroat Caught by 10-Year-Old
Meanwhile, in Tennessee…. Ten-year-old Palmer Tipton caught the new state record cutthroat at 4lbs 12oz. The fish was released in […]
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Madison River Outfitters Fishing Report 8.1.23
The dog days have arrived to the Greater Yellowstone Area! Montana Hebgen: Fishing on the lake has been getting better every […]
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Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 7.31.23
Canyon Ferry: Walleye fishing is good between Ponds 1 and 2 and Duck Creek in 11-20 feet of water on […]
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Fresno and Nelson Reservoirs Fishing Report by Brian Nelson 7.27.23
Fresno is 64% full and declining. Walleye fishing is good. Concentrate on the main lake points on the south end. […]
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Fishing news, Fishing reports, Fishing information on Catchin the Big Ones
Tune in to Catchin the Big Ones with the Captain for the latest fishing reports for Western and Central Montana this Friday morning […]
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Holter Kokanee Success
Bill Lentz with Montana Tackle sent us the photo below from a returning customer named Steve G from Helena. Steve […]
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WADE A LITTLE DEEPER!!!
Wading can be dangerous. Fishermen that wet wade or wear expensive waders, always try to get a little deeper. Their […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 7.26.23
Email us your weekly fishing report to include it in this Montana fishing report compilation before the end of the day on […]
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FWP News: Warm water prompts full fishing closures and hoot-owl restrictions on parts of some western and southwestern Montana streams
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that full fishing closures and hoot-owl restrictions will be in effect […]
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What a Week on Flathead Lake
All the fish you see in this post were caught by Mo Fisch Matt McComb’s clients last week on Flathead […]
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Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 7.24.23
Canyon Ferry: Walleye fishing continues to be great around Ponds 2 and 3, in the river mouth and Pond 4 in […]
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Madison River Outfitters Fishing Report 7.22.23
What’re you doing reading this? Go fish! Montana Hebgen: Fishing on the lake has been getting better every day. Anglers are […]
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Keri Berg from Great Falls Catches First Salmon and……
Keri Berg from Great Falls went fishing with Scott Collinsworth and caught her first and second king salmon on Fort […]
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Super Salmon Sunday with Fred Stingley and Scott Collinsworth on Peck
The Captain and Fred Stingley of Glasgow joined Scott Collinsworth on his new boat, which he has rightly named “The […]
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Tiber Walleye Fishing Tournament Results Are In!
We have the final results–What a great tournament! Congratulations to first place team, Lance Kresge and Dan Peterson!
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The Final Results Are In for the 2023 Hell Creek Walleye Fishing Tournament
The exhilarating finale of the 2023 Hell Creek Walleye Fishing Tournament is upon us! This highly anticipated event promised to […]
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Tiber Walleye Tourney Day One Results
Here are the Tiber Walleye Tournament results for day one! ![pdf-embedder url=”https://www.montanaoutdoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Tiber-2023-day-1.pdf” title=”Tiber 2023 day 1″]
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Over 50 pounds leads First Day at Hell Creek Walleye Tournament
Congratulations to the day one leaders of the Hell Creek Fishing Tournament. Wyatt Griffin and Kirk Boyer are leading day […]
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BEST OF THE BEST!!!
We have all been influenced by great mentors and fishermen. As kids, we were exposed to men and women […]
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They Call Him “The Salmon Slayer”
Scott Collinsworth jumped in Bill Zarahdka’s “Time off” boat this morning for a salmon trip he won’t soon forget on […]
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Fresno and Nelson Fishing Report by Brian Olson 7.20.23
Fresno is 70% full and the outflow is 3x greater than inflow. Walleye fishing is good. Try fishing near Browns […]
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Whitefish are on!
Here is the latest whitefish report from the Macwoman, Paula Zimmer: Big Arm is seeing hoardes of whitefish. Fishermen caught […]
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BUBBLE BOBBERS!!!
Back in the day, Bubbles were a modified bobber that we used to fly fish with a spinning rod. You […]
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FWP News: Warm water, low flows prompt hoot-owl restrictions on Jefferson, Beaverhead and Bitterroot rivers
Fishing closure daily from 2 p.m. to midnight HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that portions […]
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Upper Salmon River Chinook Fishery Update 7.18.23
This will be the last week that the fishery is open. Hi everyone, Before getting into the fishery estimates from […]
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Governor catches personal best walleye
It was a great weekend back in Fort Peck at the Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament. Governor Greg Ginaforte caught […]
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Helena Area Reservoirs Fishing Report 7.17.23
Canyon Ferry: Walleye fishing is very good around Ponds 2 and 3 and the river mouth in 20 feet of water. […]
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Salmon Sunday with “The Slayer” on Fort Peck
Bill Zahradka “The Salmon Slayer“, from Wolf Point, took the Captain and his nephew Jon Ward, from South Dakota, salmon and […]
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Madison River Outfitters Fishing Report 7.16.23
Madison River Outfitters says “Get out there and throw a caddis!” Montana Hebgen: Fishing on the lake has been getting better […]
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BERTHA’S BEST!!!
Over the years I have guided boatloads of fishermen. Some were celebrities, many were newbies, and lots of kids. I […]
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2023 MT Governor’s Cup Walleye Fishing Tournament Results are in!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Fishing Tournament–Brem Phipps and Clyde Phipps from Jordan, MT […]
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THE BUTT FLY!!!
Every fly angler has a ton of their favorite flies. One box may be full of nymphs, another is loaded […]
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SALMON FLY SUFFERING!!!
It seems that aquatic insect and Salmon fly populations are in the decline. This reduction of insects is related to […]
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Big weights in Big Waves for Day 1 Leaders Montana’s Governor’s Cup Walleye Tourney
Day 1 of the Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye tournament has come to an end with Josh Kittleson of Glasgow and […]
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FWP News: FWP “kids to fish” progam allows anglers to borrow gear and tackle for free
Over 40 rod loaner sites, and 350 rods, can be found in northeast Montana GLASGOW – A popular Montana Fish, […]
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Fresno and Nelson Fishing Report by Brian Olson 7.14.23
Fresno is 85% full. Walleye fishing is good. 8’-12’ are the best depths. Fish the weed and break lines. Main […]
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Young Catfish Carter Catches of Course Catfish
This is Carter Harden, pictured above, with his catfish. He is 6-years-old and was fishing with his dad, Jeremy, on […]
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Update from Fort Peck Marina regarding fire
Fort Peck Marina shared this post on social media at 9:43PM on Thursday, July 13, 2023: Well we had a […]