Hoot-owl restrictions will take effect on the Bitterroot River starting Wednesday at 2 p.m., extending from Veteran’s Bridge ...

Bass Creek – River left, mile 30 Day use only; no boat launch. Walk-in access only. Discharge of weapons restricted as posted on-site. Directions: 4.5 miles north of Stevensville on U.S. Highway 93.

Looking ahead, fishing should stay good for a couple weeks until spring runoff-- when snow melts and the river's water levels are higher.

FISHING — Growing fishing pressure and congestion on Western Montana’s Bitterroot River has prompted the state to propose limits on outfitters in the river’s upper reaches. Montana Fish ...

Warm water restricts angling on Bitterroot, Clark Fork riversSparse numbers of big brown trout lurk in the upper Clark Fork River. (The Spokesman-Review) By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com (509 ...

PERRY BACKUS Jul 24, 2015 Jul 24, 2015Updated Apr 13, 2016 0 ...

Fishing is a major draw on the West Fork of the Bitterroot. A relatively small river by Montana standards, the thriving tailwater fishery is known for its outsized brown, rainbow, cutthroat, and ...

West Fork Bitterroot River (Brown trout, mountain whitefish, rainbow trout, westslope cutthroat trout) W.W. White Memorial (see Bitterroot River map) – River left, mile 2 ...

Bass Creek – River left, mile 30 Day use only; no boat launch. Walk-in access only. Discharge of weapons restricted as posted on-site. Directions: 4.5 miles north of Stevensville on U.S. Highway 93.