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Bug’s ‘mind-boggling’ ability to create heat to avoid freezing to death

Bug’s ‘mind-boggling’ ability to create heat to avoid freezing to death

By Stephen Beech An insect has the "mind-boggling" ability to generate its own heat to avoid freezing to death, reveals new research. Snow flies can produce bursts of heat as well as antifreeze proteins, say scientists. They investigated how the tiny, wingless insects - that crawl across snow

Spring fly fishing: Warmer waters brings more anglers

Spring fly fishing: Warmer waters brings more anglers

As the days get longer and the sun shines a little more, the rivers around Bozeman start to come alive with hopeful fishermen. As fishing prospects become more numerous and drift boats start making their appearance, here are a few things to keep in mind for the spring season. In

The Griz wish they could fish in Bozeman

The Griz wish they could fish in Bozeman

Sports rivalries between universities can change as teams get better or worse, but fly fishing rivalries last as the rivers and streams around these college towns change slowly. Since the fly fishing in Montana is world class, I think it’s time to clarify who has the better fishing. Thankfully

Cast a line with the Bozo Trout Bums

Cast a line with the Bozo Trout Bums

One of the nicknames for Montana State is Trout U™ because of the university’s close proximity to world class angling as well as the opportunities in innovative research regarding fisheries and fishery management. Just recently, the Department of Ecology and the Fish and Wildlife Management Program developed an app

FLY FISHING FILM TOUR CENTERS ON CONSERVATION

In years past, the Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) has rolled through Bozeman in mid-winter, providing visions of impossibly inviting beaches and schools of migrating tarpon for anglers weary of the frozen rivers and lethargic trout of the Northern Rockies. Sponsors like Costa, Yeti and Simms gave out stickers

A Bobcat's Guide to Fly Fishing

As students of Montana’s land grant university, we’re awfully fortunate to have so many recreational opportunities in close proximity to our campus. During the winter months, MSU students enjoy the area’s iconic landscapes by skiing, snowmobiling, and ice climbing, just to name a few. Even though the