HAMILTON – Waiting for the river to be at perfect condition can be a tedious task. Every year, anglers wait and wait for the right conditions to appear before they launch their season on the ...

FLY FISHING — The Bitterroot River, which runs through Missoula, is warming up and anglers are starting to squirm at the thought of the season’s first hatch of big fish-arousing stoneflies. There’s ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — NBC Montana is making a weekly fishing report, with help from a local expert, on how to capitalize on the spring Skwala hatch. Skwalas are big, dark-colored stoneflies that show up ...

HAMILTON – Despite the wintry weather, the skwala hatch has started on the Bitterroot River. Doubters need only go to the river and look at all the boats and fishermen during the warmest part of the ...

Fly fishermen – with their armadas of rubber boats filled with anglers dressed in khaki vests and chest waders – are the iconic Bitterroot River’s own symbol. The 75 miles of the river’s main stem ...

DARBY, Mont. - Anglers and floaters who use the upper Bitterroot River could see restrictions on commercial use of the river. Fish, Wildlife and Parks formed a citizen advisory committee over concerns ...

There’s still ice on the lower end and a cold snap could come any day, but the vaunted skwala stonefly hatch could make its appearance around March 20, according to Western Flies and Guides owner Jeff ...