HELENA, Mont. — Hoot-owl restrictions will take effect on the Bitterroot River starting Wednesday at 2 p.m., extending from Veteran’s Bridge in Hamilton to the confluence with the Clark Fork River.

Recent sampling around Montana has found “forever chemicals” in some fish tissue, so the state is advising against eating too ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Officials are warning floaters, fisherman and swimmers that portions of the Bitterroot River and Clark Fork River are closed due to powerlines. The Clark Fork River is closed from ...

In west-central Montana, hoot owl restrictions were lifted on the following river sections: Clark Fork River from the Flathead River to Rock Creek, Mouth closures on Clark Fork River at St. Regis ...

Hoot-owl restrictions will take effect on portions of the Bitterroot and Clark Fork rivers on Friday as well as several streams in southwest Montana. Hoot-owl restrictions prohibit fishing from 2 p.m.

Preliminary results from water quality testing done last summer on the Clark Fork River released this week show toxic compounds in the river are more widespread than state officials previously thought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. A cutthroat trout caught on a western Montana river. (Photo by Blair Miller, ...