Caddisflies are the official entrée of choice for trout this week, as we always see the first waves of these prolific insects ...

The river is reaching summer flow levels rapidly. Water temperatures are making a rise. Insect activity is producing stellar ...

"The Morning Hatch" is a daily dose of anything fly fishing, human interest, and sometimes from left field. It will be short, informative, and hopefully entertaining. Enjoy it as a morning starter ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Firehole River: As incredible as it may seem, the fishing continues on this fine river. Mornings ...

I have been thinking about Mom. Days on the calendar keep getting crossed off. Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. My gaze falls over the river. A small moth bounces across the water. Closer ...

There is a caddis hatch. Try a cream mayfly. Yellow sallies (16-18) also work. - Dave Snyder, Don's, Lewistown. Stillwater River: Lower - It is coming up a little bit and the water is cold. There is ...

The Mother's Day caddis hatch on the upper Yellowstone River is one of the great experiences of spring for a fly fisherman in Montana. The hatch began on Saturday, according to Alex Nixon, at Dan ...

Picture this: You have a big caddis hatch, the perfect imitation, flawless presentation and yet you get not one little hit. What to do? What to do? I think sometimes, with so many bugs on the water, ...

As a double plus, the cooler weather has brought rain and even snow in some places. On many rivers in the state the Mother's Day caddis hatch is upon us, so fly fishermen can feast in that knowledge.

In this edition of The Morning Hatch: • If you spend enough time on rivers, there is a good chance you will have an encounter with a bear. In places like Montana, Idaho, and Alaska, you may choose to ...

The cool weather that has been moving across the state has slowed the runoff and allowed for more days fishing on the state's blue-ribbon trout streams. As a double plus, the cooler weather has ...