A rainbow trout tagged by FWP as part of its study of fish declines in southwestern Montana rivers. (Image courtesy FWP) You really can’t make this stuff up. Last week Montana’s Department of Fish, ...

Sampling last year found that “an overwhelming majority of trout from rivers in the upper Missouri River Basin are healthy.” That’s according to a news release Wednesday from Montana Fish, Wildlife & ...

Most rainbow trout swimming in Montana’s waters are not native to the state — with the singular exception of the redband trout in the Kootenai drainage. While common throughout most of Montana, ...

“Southwest Montana supports some of the most popular fisheries in the U.S. However, brown and rainbow trout abundances have declined to near historic (lows) in many mainstem river sections throughout ...

Electrofish sampling conducted this spring on the Big Hole River by fisheries staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks yielded estimates suggesting increases in trout numbers in two of the four ...

Montana crews work to restore Madison River trout spawning habitat, clearing silt and expanding islands to boost declining brown and rainbow trout populations. Tourist captures unprecedented photo of ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Trout tagging is going on its second year in the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Ruby and Madison Rivers. Tagging local trout is meant to help Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Montana State ...

At the conclusion of a recent presentation by Save Wild Trout on their monitoring efforts in Montana's Jefferson River Basin, the mood in the community room at Helena’s Lewis and Clark Public Library ...