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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 5.25.23
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MT Outdoor Podcast: Montana’s Outdoors Has a Secret Admirer! Do You Know Who it is?
So, who is Montana’s secret admirer? This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale decided to find out. I […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 5.17.23
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 5.11.23
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BROWNS DOWN!!!
Brown trout populations in Montana are on the decline. The Bighole, Bighorn, and now the upper Clarks Fork are all […]
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FWP News: Boat ramp and parking area at Ennis Fishing Access Site reopen
Campground remains closed for repairs ENNIS – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks maintenance staff have completed repairs to the entrance road […]
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Fees to be implemented at Cliff and Wade Lake Day use sites
From Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest Good afternoon. Our recreation staff across the B-D continue their work to assess campgrounds and […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 5.2.23
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation – 4.20.23
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FWP News: PARTIAL CLOSURE AT EIGHT MILE FORD FISHING ACCESS SITE LIFTED
ENNIS – A partial closure at Eight Mile Ford Fishing Access Site has been lifted. The boat ramp at this […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 4.12.23
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SNAGGING A SECRET FLY!!!
There are times when a certain fly or lure really makes a difference. These lures are most important when you […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 4.6.23
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 3.30.23
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Statewide Montana Fishing Report Compilation 3.23.23
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Aquatic invasive New Zealand mudsnails discovered in Silverbow Creek
MILLTOWN — New Zealand mudsnails, an aquatic invasive species that can have a long-lasting impact on local waters, were discovered last […]
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Group works to save bison in a high mortality winter
With nearly five feet of snow already having fallen this winter in West Yellowstone, resulting in giant berms created by […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 3.1.23
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 2.22.23
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 2.8.23
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Group sues USFWS over Big Hole irrigation
From the The Center for Biological Diversity GREAT FALLS, Mont.— Conservationists sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking protections for […]
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Statewide MT Fishing Report Compilation 1.26.23
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BIG SKY BEGINNINGS!!!
Southwest Montana is Big Sky Country. It also is the home to what is arguably the best trout fishing in […]
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Current Site Restrictions and Closures via FWP – 1.3.23
Site Site Type County Region Dates Restriction Condition Brogan’s Landing Fishing Access Site Park 3 07/01/2022 – Until further notice Emergency […]
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Montana Fishing Report – November 29th
The long weekend after Thanksgiving might be the quietest fishing of the year — most folks are still full of […]
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Montana Fishing Report – November 22nd
Thanksgiving week means cold mornings, frozen fingers, and open rivers. With most hunters still chasing deer and elk, you’ll have […]
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Montana Fishing Report – November 15th
It’s cold, quiet, and pretty great if you’re still fishing. With hunters filling the mountains, there’s almost no pressure on […]
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Montana Fishing Report – November 8th
Winter is creeping in, but there’s still solid fishing to be had if you can handle the cold. Most of […]
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Montana Fishing Report – November 1st
It’s officially jacket weather on the water. Most hunters are in the field chasing elk and deer, leaving the rivers […]
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Montana Hunting & Fishing Report – October 25th
Opening weekend of big game season means a lot of trucks are in the woods and not at the boat […]
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FWP’s Justin Gude, RMEF conservation chief answer elk habitat, predation questions
Despite more elk roaming Montana than ever before, one hunter’s three-day search in the Crazies turns up nothing but tracks, questions…and a lingering elk curse…
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Montana Fishing Report – October 18th
Fall fishing is rolling strong in Montana. On the Yellowstone and Madison, streamer fishing remains hot for browns staging for […]
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Montana Fishing Report – October 11th
October is prime time on Montana’s rivers. Water temps are perfect, flows are stable, and browns are fired up. Streamers […]
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Montana Fishing Report – October 4th 2025
October fishing is here, and things are looking good. Cooler nights and shorter days have trout rivers in prime shape. […]
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Montana Fishing Report – September 27th
Late September is prime time across Montana. On rivers like the Yellowstone, Madison, and Missouri, streamer fishing is hot as […]
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Where Have All the Elk Gone?
Elk hunting in Montana isn’t what it used to be—between predators, pressure, private lands, and changing times, opportunities for the average hunter are fading fast..
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Montana Fishing Report – September 20th
Fall fishing is starting to heat up. Cooler mornings have rivers in better shape, and trout are more active through […]
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SW Montana Fishing Report Overview 9.17.25
Summer may be fading, but Montana’s trout are still hungry…
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Montana Fishing Report – September 6th 2025
September has arrived, and cooler nights are changing things up. On the Madison, Yellowstone, and Bitterroot, trout are more active […]
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Montana Fishing Reports – August 30th
It’s the last weekend of August and fishing looks classic late summer. On rivers like the Madison, Big Hole, and […]
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Montana Fishing Report – August 23rd 2025
Late August is making anglers work a little harder. River temps are warm by midday, so the trout bite is […]
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SW Montana Fishing Reports Overview 8.6.25
Late summer fly fishing in Montana means chasing opportunistic trout—beat the heat, read the water, and switch to terrestrials before fall takes over…
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Montana Fishing Report: What’s Biting This Week
Montana’s bite is shifting fast as summer rolls on. Trout anglers are finding solid action early and late in the […]
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SW Montana Fishing Report Overview 6.30.25
Every river, creek, and lake in southwest Montana seems to be firing — it’s one of those rare, glorious windows where everything is fishing awesome, and it won’t last long…
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Fishing with Battleships
When Montana’s legendary Salmon Fly hatch erupts, the fish go wild—and so do the mishaps, so watch yer back cast! More from Montana Grant here..
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Fishing Local
Why chase distant waters when the best fishing lessons—and fish—might be five minutes from home? Read more from Montana Grant here…
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Who Speaks for the Trout?
Montana’s trout are in trouble — if we don’t protect their waters and rethink our fishing habits, future generations may only hear stories about the wild trout we once had…Read more from Montana Grant here.
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MSU Extension and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to host public meetings on wild and domestic sheep interactions
A series of free, public meetings will be held in Montana communities in April and May to discuss the Wild and Domestic Sheep Comingling Project.
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FWP to perform maintenance, habitat enhancement at several sites in southwestern Montana
Recreationists may see several construction and habitat -enhancement projects happening in southwestern Montana this month. Temporary closures may be in effect for some sites during construction.
