Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday lifted fishing restrictions on most of the park’s rivers and streams that have been in place since late July. On July 29, park officials implemented hoot-owl restrictions on all rivers and streams, prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. to sunrise, due to high water temperatures and low stream flows. Now, officials […]

Continued rising air and water temperatures across  western Montana has prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to add additional fishing restrictions and closures along the Bitterroot drainage during the weekend. Daily hoot-owl restrictions began on Aug. 1, prohibiting fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight. These restrictions are intended to prevent excessive fish mortality due to […]

Continued rising air and water temperatures across southwest and western Montana has prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to add additional fishing restrictions and closures along several rivers and streams beginning July 29. Full fishing closures, aimed at protecting threatened bull trout populations along the Clark Fork River, will take effect within 100 yards of […]