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What needs to be said? Southwest Montana is among the best fly-fishing locales in the world. With the Gallatin, Yellowstone, Madison, Missouri, Jefferson all in the area, few places have as much to offer. Any season, any direction - it just doesn't get any better than this.

Gallatin River, Fly Fishing, Gallatin River Guides

Weekender: Freestone Fun

David Tucker

A mini-vacation along the Gallatin. Read more >>

Montana Fly Fishing, Yellowstone River

Dan Gigone

It's easier to see clearly when you know where to look. Read more >>

Lower Madison River, Fishing montana, fly fishing, floating

River of Many Uses

John Way

The lower Madison in spring. Spring is a tricky season for the angler: weather is unpredictable, fish are elusive, and stream flows are in constant flux. Finding a waterway worthy of your time and effort can be challenging, but where there’s a will there’s a way. Read more >>

Fly Tying, Bozeman Fly Fishing, Drake-a-Nator

The Drake-a-Nator

Jeff Hostetler

Saving your fishing universe. Read more >>

Pioneer Bar, Virginia City Montana, Madison River, Bear Trap Canyon

Busted on the Bear Trap

Fedorka, John

Trophy trout, heavy-handed cops, and small-town hospitality. A Madison River fishing story. Kind of. Read more >>

Yellowstone River, Lower Yellowstone, fly fishing, fishing Montana,

What Did I Do Wrong?

Wink, Callan

A fishing guide's dilemma. Read more >>

Brown Trout Fishing, Montana

Mcknight, Doug

Tying and fishing the Sasquatch. Read more >>

Ramona Lake, Madison Range, Lee Metcalf Wilderness

Worth the Effort

Hester, Charley

Fishing Ramona Lake. Read more >>

Catch-and-Release, Keep 'Em Wet Campaign

LaFortune, Emerald

Fishing-photo protocols. Read more >>

Montana Fly Fishing, Yellowstone Fly Fishing

the editors

Mid-spring fly-fishing gear. Read more >>

Ruby Habitat Foundation, Madison Valley, Ruby River

A Balancing Act

Brayton, Lea

Managing agriculture, nature, and recreation. Read more >>

Dave Kumlien, Warriors on Quiet Waters

Lewis, Jimmy

Q&A with a local legend. Read more >>

Spring Fly Fishing Montana

Fever to Fervor

Anderson, George

Early-season trout haunts. Read more >>

Photo by John Juracek

Rules of the River

Way, John

Floating Etiquette. Read more >>

Quake Lake, Madison River, West Yellowstone

Dehmer, Kurt

The Madison Valley's watery offerings. Read more >>

French'y Fall Fathead, Fall Fly, Gallatin River Guides

Armijo-Grover, Jimmy

Tying the Frenchy's Fall Fathead. Read more >>

Castle Mountains, Motorbike Fishing, Montana Fly Fishing

Lewis, Jimmy

Fishing by motorcycle, from Bozeman to the Castle Mountains. Read more >>

rainbow trout, catch and release, Montana trout fishing

Lured from Above

Gough, Fran

Life and (nearly) death in a trout stream. Read more >>

Cutthroat fishing in Montana, fly-fishing Montana, catch and release

Release 'Em Right

the editors

Or you won't catch them again. "Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once.”—Lee Wulff, father of catch-and-release fishing Read more >>

Photo by Ken Takata

England, Mike

Letting the fish come to you. Read more >>

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