By Chris Hunt

I suppose we looked pretty silly to motorists cruising across the Wilson Bridge just west of Jackson....

Bear River Oneida
By
Dave Langston...

McTucker Creek Management Area
By
Dave Langston...

Spring is a magical time on the rivers and streams of Southwest Montana. Trout slowed to a virtual standstill by the frigid temperatures of winter awake from their dormant state to feed on the bounty of insect hatches that mark the changing of the season....

Sturgeon…Bliss, Idaho
By
Dave Langston...

So you think you know how to age a fish, do you? Not so - even the "experts" get fooled.

Wyoming Game and fish Department fisheries biologist Bill Wengert, a 35-year veteran, found out just how tricky it can be to age a fish recently when he caught a lake trout on Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

"I was ice fishing in the Big Bend area when I caught a lake trout weighing a very skinny two and a half pounds and measuring 22.75 inches in length," Wengert said. "The fish...

Chinook salmon returning to Idaho this year may bring the second-best salmon season in decades along with an economic lift to some rural communities and salmon fishing to the Sawtooth Valley.

Fishery managers are forecasting nearly 100,000 Chinook salmon across Lower Granite Dam on their return to Idaho.

During a special meeting last month in Boise, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission heard an optimistic forecast for spring and summer Chinook salmon seasons....

I fished this private, gin clear, creek 5/1/08 and had a blast. The fish are very shy and tough to catch but for a good fly fisherman the action on these huge fish is incredible. The owner told me thate recently added 30 inch browns. The 35 buck fee is well worth it!...

By Glen Bruderer


Idaho anglers should expect most of the same fishing opportunities in 2008 as in years past - only with more water.

Idaho fishing regulations changed very little from 2007, but the spring runoff will play a key role in how Idaho's fishing waters will fish in the spring and early summer.
There are, however, a few things that...

Written by Dave Langston

With over 10 different lakes that harbor bass, southeast Idaho offers anglers an opportunity to score on largemouth's within a short driving distance from Pocatello and northern Utah.

But, which is the reservoir that holds not only quantity but also quality fish?
Hands down, Twin Lakes offers anglers not only a chance at landing a trophy fish but also loads of smaller 10-13...

Smallmouths Snake River System
By
Dave Langston...

This pic is of a nice andromadous rainbow/stealhead my buddy Rick Bush (king of the river!) hooked last fall. This fish was feeding right at the head of a classic log jam pool. He went for a Blue Fox spinner. size #10 in pink. I know this site is for the Rockies but if you are ever out this way be sure and hit up the Olympic Peninsula!

Dead rainbow trout are floating on the surface of Treasureton Reservoir where the ice has receded.

Low oxygen conditions in the reservoir north of Preston have led to a winter fish kill. A series of factors contribute to fish kills like this one. The plant decomposition under the ice uses oxygen. Oxygen can be replaced by photosynthesis, a process by which plants make food, but light is required for this process. Layers of ice and deep snow can block light from reaching the plants. When that happens, photosynthesis stops and oxygen levels in the reservoir cannot be replenished....

Hi, I've decided to start providing information on the Steelhead fishing in the North Central Idaho rivers as well as the Snake River and its tributaries..the Grande Ronde River and the Salmon river drainages.
Our business, Snake River Guide Service is situated in the Lewis Clark Area and we are very in tune to what's happening in the surrounding rivers.

We provide realistic information to a limited number of web sources and I feel that this outlet can become a major player in providing great info.

I hope this introduction is acceptable.
Thank you
Pat Long

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission is seeking comment on a proposal that would allow state officials to close waters to recreation during a fire emergency.

The new rule seeks to authorize FWP to adopt temporary emergency closures of public waters to boating, floating, swimming, fishing and other uses when firefighting efforts on or near the water creates a danger to public health and safety.

A temporary emergency closure helps ensure public safety...

Staples for Spring in Western Montana
By Corey Fisher

Once upon a time, the word "skwala" was only uttered in hushed whispers in fly shops and bars around Missoula. Tales of...

It was an odd memorial service.

Eight of us stood in a solemn semi-circle, our heads bowed, hats in hand. We wore not black, but various shades of drab, from deep olive to pale gray. Instead of mourning a dear friend just laid to rest in a pastoral cemetery, we mourned a dusty cylinder of rubber perishing well before its time in front of our very eyes.

There, still attached to left rear wheel of the rented, metallic blue Suburban, a ragged hiss escaped from...

OK that is debatable but I wanted to post this pic is me floating out on Royal Lake on the Olympic Peninsula. The hike is a difficult 4 miles and 2500 feet but it is all worth it! This pic is from late August and the Brook trout were hitting good old fashioned Elk Hair Caddis #14-18. The fish were fiesty but only 8-10 inches. The scenery on this...

Is it spring yet?
Man, what a winter. I don't know about you, but I trashed a perfectly good snow shovel this year, and when it finally broke, about three storms before winter finally quit (maybe?), I just started to ignore the white stuff.
Even as a write this on the last day of March, new snow blankets the front yard. It's a also a Monday, so wandering upstairs to grab that first cup of coffee this morning was punctuated by the vision of an inch of fresh snow covering the grass. I should have just gone back to bed....

Here's the answer to the Jeopardy category, fishes of the Missouri River: Goldeye.

And the question: What is the most common species caught in the river between Morony Dam downstream of Great Falls and the upper reaches of Fort Peck Reservoir?

That's right, goldeye. That thin, silvery fish with golden eyes that nearly everyone fishing the river in central Montana has caught. This bit of information and lots more like it comes courtesy of Mike Wente, a Montana...

If you landlocked guys every tried the action out here...man oh man!

This fish was caught on a Florescent High Fly about 10 feet from the bottom in March of 2007. The downrigger ball was alsmost hitting the rocky bottom!