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Are you passing through Montana’s Yellowstone Country this summer but don’t have enough time to tour the park? Don’t worry! There are a host of wonderful activities and day trips

The project aims to remove invasive brook trout from the Upper Shields River watershed in order to protect cutthroat trout.

Brown trout declines in southwestern Montana are tied to lower, warmer waters, according to Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The agency says fishing restrictions, for the most part, would have little

The FWC approved changes to smallmouth bass regulations to require anglers to kill any smallmouth bass caught in the Yellowstone River.

Watercraft with engines no larger than 10 horsepower will be able to navigate between the mouth of the Boulder River in Sweet Grass County upstream as far as Natural Bridge

A mandatory catch, kill and report regulation was approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission for any smallmouth bass caught in the Shields River and in the Yellowstone River

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is requiring anglers to catch, kill and report any smallmouth bass caught on a section of the Yellowstone River and the Shields River to prevent the invasive fish from grabbing a foothold there.

Fishing, tourism advocates worry decision will hurt Smith and Shields rivers.

The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Then it flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descended 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 feet above sea level.

The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Then it flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descended 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 feet above sea level.