Montana Fishing - Fishing in Montana

Aug 3, 2023 · Montana Grant

Fishermen use lead to help sink their baits, flies, and lures. The more lead, the deeper the presentation. Lead […]

Aug 3, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Aug 2, 2023 · Angela Montana

Monster Paddlefish Found Injured

Wow. A fish of a lifetime, for sure. Take a look at this post from the Arkansas Game and Fish […]

Aug 1, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Aug 1, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Aug 1, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 31, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 28, 2023 · Angela Montana

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. […]

Jul 28, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 27, 2023 · Angela Montana

Holter Kokanee Success

Bill Lentz with Montana Tackle sent us the photo below from a returning customer named Steve G from Helena. Steve […]

Jul 27, 2023 · Montana Grant

WADE A LITTLE DEEPER!!!

Wading can be dangerous. Fishermen that wet wade or wear expensive waders, always try to get a little deeper. Their […]

Jul 26, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 25, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 25, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 24, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 24, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 24, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 23, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 23, 2023 · Angela Montana

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!

Jul 23, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 22, 2023 · Angela Montana

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″]

Jul 22, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 22, 2023 · Montana Grant

BEST OF THE BEST!!!

We have all been influenced by great mentors and fishermen. As kids, we were exposed to men and women […]

Jul 21, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 21, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 21, 2023 · Angela Montana

Whitefish are on!

Here is the latest whitefish report from the Macwoman, Paula Zimmer: Big Arm is seeing hoardes of whitefish. Fishermen caught […]

Jul 20, 2023 · Montana Grant

BUBBLE BOBBERS!!!

Back in the day, Bubbles were a modified bobber that we used to fly fish with a spinning rod. You […]

Jul 19, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 19, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 18, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 17, 2023 · Angela Montana

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. […]

Jul 17, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 17, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 16, 2023 · Montana Grant

BERTHA’S BEST!!!

Over the years I have guided boatloads of fishermen. Some were celebrities, many were newbies, and lots of kids. I […]

Jul 15, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 15, 2023 · Montana Grant

THE BUTT FLY!!!

Every fly angler has a ton of their favorite flies. One box may be full of nymphs, another is loaded […]

Jul 15, 2023 · Montana Grant

SALMON FLY SUFFERING!!!

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

Jul 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

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, […]

Jul 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 14, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 13, 2023 · Angela Montana

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 […]

Jul 13, 2023 · Montana Grant

CHEATERS!!!

Fishing used to be about having fun. We all tried to catch a biggun, or a stringer full. Today, tournaments […]

Jul 13, 2023 · Montana Grant

HELICOPTER ACCESS!!!

Some wealthy people feel entitled to do whatever they want. Their money and connections give them a free ticket […]

Jul 12, 2023 · Angela Montana

Upper Salmon River Chinook Fishery Update – 7.12.23

Angler effort and catch continued to increase during the past week. Hi everyone, During the third week of the 2023 […]

Jul 12, 2023 · Angela Montana

Swan Lake Fishing

Owen Foley, age 12 of Kalispell, had a great day on Swan Lake yesterday! Awesome catches, Owen!

Jul 12, 2023 · Angela Montana

Governor’s Cup Week at Fort Peck

Ken Ault from Missoula is pictured with a nice limit of eating walleyes while fishing with the Captain on Tuesday. […]

Jul 12, 2023 · Angela Montana

Angler breaks Invasive Species state record and possibly world record

A press release by Maryland Department of Natural Resources revealed that there is a new state record holder in the […]

Jul 11, 2023 · Angela Montana

FWP News: Warm water, low flows prompt hoot-owl fishing restrictions on Sun, Madison rivers

Fishing closure daily from 2 p.m. to midnight HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that portions of […]