by Everett Headley
Coldwater fisheries in Montana are experiencing an escalating conservation crisis. Warm-water species are appearing at alarming rates and in areas previously thought uninhabitable. These interlopers were first noticed over 20 years ago as anglers caught new species … Read more...
by Everett Headley
Montana’s majestic fisheries have long inspired anglers worldwide to step into their celebrated waters in search of their own immersive experiences. However, rapidly increasing boats at the launch and waders in the water have intensified angling pressure … Read more...
by John Holt
A little thumbing your nose at convention is good for the soul. Especially at times like this, when a nine-foot Heddon #35 bamboo fly rod made 85 years ago is used to fling a large weighted woolly … Read more...
by Josh Bergan
Much has been said about the sport of fishing, which is why Jackie Corley arranged this 104-page compendium entitled The Angler’s Book of Favorite Fishing Quotations (Hatherleigh Press, $12.50). Both beloved and less-well-known lines from past presidents … Read more...
Oct 25, 2023 1:29 PM
HELENA – The Montana State Parks and Recreation Board will meet Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. to discuss adopting rules for a bonus point system for Smith River permits.
The bonus point system rules were … Read more...
And what tools can be used to do so.
Anyone with a soul who has ever fished, paddled, or even just laid eyes on the Gallatin River wants to see it protected. More than any feature in Gallatin County, our … Read more...
Proposal
Mapping the Incidence of PKD Parasites in Paradise Valley, Montana
March 10, 2018
1.0 SUMMARY
The 2016 fish kill in the Yellowstone River focused public attention on proliferative kidney disease (PKD), a condition affecting whitefish and related salmon. … Read more...
2016 Mountain Whitefish Kill on the Yellowstone River Finalx
The link above is a PDF of the FWP source material obtained by Montana Fly Fishing Magazine showing numbers of trout species killed also. This information begins on roughly page 18-19, … Read more...
Montana Fly Fishing Magazine interviews a 30-Year Expert in Bryozoans and PKD on the subject of what caused the unsolved fish-kill from 2016-2017
Written by Greg Lewis, Publisher
By most guide and outfitter accounts the … Read more...
