Warm water prompts fishing restrictions on mainstem of Bitterroot River
'Hoot owl' fishing restrictions are in effect for the entire mainstem of the Bitterroot River due to warm water.
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'Hoot owl' fishing restrictions are in effect for the entire mainstem of the Bitterroot River due to warm water.
Flowing through the center of Missoula, the Clark Fork River is an amenity treasured by some but taken for granted by others.
Kids who took part in Youth Fly Fishing Education Day cast their lines at Travelers Rest State Park in Lolo on Friday.
The restrictions are to keep the fish from being stressed and catching disease.
Water temperatures are already hitting stressful levels for trout, particularly westslope cutthroat and bull trout.