HELENA, Mont. — Fishing restrictions on the Blackfoot River and upper Rock Creek will be lifted starting Thursday, Sept. 4. The decision comes as shorter days and longer nights have led to cooler ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Hoot-owl restrictions will take effect on Saturday, August 2, along the entire mainstem of the Blackfoot River. The restrictions will apply from the headwaters at the confluence of ...

The Blackfoot River will officially join a growing list of rivers closed to fishing during the hottest part of the day on Thursday morning. Faced with elevated water temperatures and declining river ...

Missoula County has voided an application for a gravel pit along the Blackfoot River, but the Blackfoot neighbors still want ...

State officials are asking anglers to voluntarily limit their fishing on the Blackfoot River and its tributaries because of low flows and high water temperatures that are harmful to fish. An emergency ...

A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) Recent cooler temperatures at the end of August across western Montana has prompted Montana Fish, Wildlife ...

“Hoot owl” restrictions have been imposed on several tributary streams of the Blackfoot River as hot temperatures continue to stress trout there. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials asked ...

Photo illustration by Getty Images. Powell County will pay a $500 fine for violating the Stream Protection Act after an amphibious vehicle on contract with the county rolled through a portion of the ...

Dunham Creek's two landslides, and one debris flow, last week left behind some murky waters. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the Blackfoot River is experiencing a "Abnormal off-color" ...

After four hours of fly fishing on the Blackfoot River, I was emotionally preparing myself to admit defeat. I couldn’t really complain, considering that my four fish-less hours had been spent floating ...