Tip of the week: In winter, Columbia River walleye hold close to structures that offer relief from the current. Deep channel edges, submerged rock piles, and slower seams below dams become sanctuaries ...

Food sources have been routine for trout. Midges have been the staple for months. Fish have been feeding on the mini bits of sustenance in an eat, eat, eat mode just to survive the cold, lean months.

We fly-fishers really look forward to the fall, with its cool weather and big trout. But when it arrives, it races by at breakneck speed, or at least that’s how it seems to me. Once the streams begin ...

Trout fishing is still good on the Spokane River. BWO's, some October caddis, Chubby Chernobyls, double nymph (or Euro rigs), streamers, and soft hackles all work. Silver Bow Fly Shop says you can ...

The parking lot across from the Cheesman Canyon Fishing Access Trailhead was close to full when I arrived on a breezeless bluebird morning. It wasn’t the cloudy, drizzly kind of day where you drop ...

After a broiling summer, September brings a wide range of pleasant choices for outdoor enthusiasts. Just being outside is more enjoyable now with plenty of excellent activities to participate in. For ...

Last month, we discussed some of the concerns dry-fly anglers have about the lack of insects and rising trout on our beloved local river. Most folks I talked with admitted similar results and the same ...

Earlier in May, several of us took off for the Frying Pan River after the memorial gathering for John Gierach in Lyons. None of us had made inquiries into whether the blue-winged olive hatch was on, ...

I’m not suggesting you drift a pair of dry flies through fast water or stained water. The double dry rig works best when fishing slow, clear water that offers the potential for rising fish – if you ...

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 ...

April means many things to fly fishers. For most, it rings in the fair-weather fishing season, as the first waves of blue winged olives and caddis arrive with those April showers. If you’ve ever ...

If you're itching to get back to trout fishing, the Rockies offer an early-season fly fishing fix like no other. When the birds begin to sing, the last of the ski bums ship out, and winter-weary trout ...