HAMILTON, Mont. — Anglers are getting an early start on weekend fishing. High water has kept a lot of fishermen and women waiting. The water is still high for this time of year, but it has come down ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Earlier this month, an angler seeking trout in the lower Bitterroot River near where it joins the ...

DARBY, Mont. — In this new era of 'social distancing' some Montanans are finding refuge on our vast waterways. There are strict guidelines on people gathering in groups. As with all non-essential ...

Boating on the Bitterroot River is going to be whole lot safer come spring. Construction is set to begin right after the New Year to rework the dangerous, century-old Supply Ditch Diversion Dam ...

Bitterroot Valley emergency crews rescued a floater stuck underneath a log jam on the Bitterroot River on Thursday morning. Two men floating the West Fork of the Bitterroot overturned their raft on a ...

MISSOULA — It’s nice when a business asks you to rate your experience with it. Welcome to Montana, where your rivers want to know how you think they’re doing. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ...

HAMILTON – It would be hard to imagine that Steve Puppe will ever climb onto a raft again without a life jacket hanging around his neck. He’s certain today that his life would have ended last week ...

MISSOULA COUNTY, Montana (Missoulian) — Wade Fellin wanted a break from chasing fish as a job, so he spent a day snorkeling in the Bitterroot River. The hoped-for respite backfired. “I was excited to ...

Al Pernichele has been tracking water in the Bitterroot River in his position as water commissioner since 2003. He’s seen some years when the river’s water levels dropped quite low. But this summer ...