Over a year ago, the Quiet Waters Initiative popped up on the radar as a seemingly benign way to limit motorized boat use and “user conflict” on several waterways in the state. Sponsored by the Montana Chapter of the “Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Group,” this initiative is a covert attempt …
Over a year ago, the Quiet Waters Initiative popped up on the radar as a seemingly benign way to limit motorized boat use and “user conflict” on several waterways in the state. Sponsored by the Montana Chapter of the “Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Group,” this initiative is a covert attempt …
It’s mid-October and we have snow on the ground, lows in the 20s for the last couple of nights and a forecast that looks like we face more of the same. Sounds like it’s time for me to go do a little Florida Keys fishing.
I have taken up my bow again after a 12-year hiatus and have been really enjoying this fall weather. Is there anything better than chasing rutting elk in Montana in September? Maybe chasing fish on the hardwater? In fact, looking at next week’s forecast I have to ask: can ice …
I have fallen for fall. September has always been my favorite month, but for the last three to four years, there hasn’t been much difference between August and September — but not this year.
If there is one thing that most ice anglers will agree on, it is that a quality sonar unit will help you catch more fish. I am not talking about those anglers (and you know who you are) who insist they do not need a fish finder to catch fish.
This is the week I’ve been waiting for when an idea that was hatched almost two years ago to the day makes its television premiere across the U.S. and Canada. I am talking about the next two episodes of “Tom Gruenwald Outdoors,” airing on The Sportsman Channel, Wild TV and …
One of the most popular fisheries in years past was the annual Lake Superior whitefish bite that happened in late summer. These hard-fighting, tasty members of the Salmonid family would stage up shallow as they would seek out the young of the year yellow perch before beginning their spawning run …
In my last column, I was sharing some information about our abundant kokanee salmon and trolling for them in the fall, arguably my favorite time to fish the Flathead Valley.
It is comment time again, with Montana Fish, Widlife and Parks seeking public input on proposed fishing regulations for 2016 and beyond. For NW Montana anglers, there are some important changes being proposed, as well as clarifications and some consolidations of regulations to make things less confusing for anglers. When …
