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Map of "hoot owl" fishing restrictions in Montana as of August 3, 2021. Additional fishing restrictions took effect Monday for rivers in western Montana. As of Monday night, the entire main stem of the Bitterroot River from Missoula to the confluence of its east and west fork went under a “hoot-owl” closure, prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. until midnight. Another stretch of the Clark Fork River will also be restricted, now closing fishing after 2 p.m. on the entire river from its confluen...

Fishing restrictions announced for Bitterroot, Clark Fork rivers MTN News and last updated 2021-08-02 17:09:36-04 MISSOULA — State wildlife officials have announced fishing restrictions are going into effect on a pair of Western Montana rivers. Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is advising anglers that the entire main stem of the Bitterroot River will close to fishing daily from 2 p.m. to midnight, starting Monday due to warming water temperatures and low flows. New restrictions have als...

Hunt is on for materials to repair one of Montanas oldest buildings By: Dennis Bragg and last updated 2021-07-23 20:41:57-04 STEVENSVILLE — Today if you need bricks, you drive to the store. But Montanas pioneers made their own. And thats a problem for Bitterroot historians. Today if you walk along the banks of the Bitterroot River, youre primarily going to find sand and gravel. But somewhere along this river, or up in the foothills, lies the answer to one of the Valleys re...

Great Cause, Great Prize: Special Olympics MT Raffling New Harley Most of us have probably purchased a raffle ticket for Special Olympics Montanas annual Chevy pickup truck giveaway. The 2021 winner was Kandace Kanola from Butte. The giveaway has raised a lot of money for 27 years, and even the runner-up prizes are fantastic. Now, for the first time ever, Special Olympics Montana is raffling off a brand-new Harley Davidson Street Glide. Photo/graphics provided by Special Olympics Montana Th...

The Bitter Root Water Forum is serious about keeping the Bitterroot River clean of trash. And they are not alone. They recently received a donation of 5,000 red "Clean Up All Year" bags from Bitterroot Disposal. The bag stands (see photo above) are located along the river in the Bitterroot Valley, at fishing access sites and other places, including guide shops. The Bitter Root Water Forum is getting ready for their annual River Clean-up, too. Individuals and groups sign-up to clean parts of 155...

You Can Now Stay at the Yellowstone Ranch Its no secret that  Yellowstone swept us all off of our feet with its twists and turns each and every episode. We laughed, cried, and stayed in suspense as each season unfolded. We are now sitting in the greatest waiting period ever as we wait and see what happens to our favorite characters in the upcoming season four. Perhaps with all of that stress you might need to relax a little bit. Now, you can do it at the Dutton Ranch itself. One small chang...

ROB CHANEY 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 show my wife how many fish are down there, but we just got sick to our stomachs,” the owner of the Big Hole Lodge in Wise River said last week. “There were two cutthroats bleeding out — their gills pumping blood. Being in the water watching a fish die is pretty horrific.” That scene was ...

Why Are Sneakers Hanging Over Powerlines in Billings? If youve been driving or walking through downtown Billings recently, you may have noticed that a pair of athletic shoes were flung over some powerlines, but why would someone toss a clean pair of kicks up there? Was there a bully who stole some kids new shoes and tossed them up there, is it a tribute to someone who died, or is someone trying to show this is their territory? Credit: Johnny Vincent, Townsquare Media Here are some of the possib...

Why Are There Traps in Bitterroot and Clark Fork River Drainages? For those of you looking at the headline and thinking, "Awesome! A cool place to stash my beer while Im on the river," uh, sorry. With all due respect to your toes and fingers cooling in the water during a leisurely float on your inner tube, their safety is not the biggest concern to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. No, that would be many of the creatures that make their homes there, possibly threatened by a nasty critter that d...

The heat may be uncomfortable for us Montanans, but not so much for the little fliers in the woods and grasslands. The dragonflies only fly when the sun is out and the temperatures seem to be quite fine with them. Bob Danley of the Bitterroot Outdoor Journal has been keeping his nose to the ground to see the first Meadowhawk dragonflies of the season. And the larger (2-inch long) 12-spotted Skimmers are pretty common in the valleys wetlands. They have a large bulky brown body and their four wi...