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Spring seafood choices focus on sourcing questions and simple cooking

Spring seafood choices are getting a second look at the fish counter, with shoppers reading labels before anything hits the cart. As lighter meals return in warmer weather, seafood moves into regular rotation, raising expectations for clear sourcing and cooking techniques that cut down time in the kitchen. The 2025-

Conservationists sue the FS to stop Cooke City deforestation project on the border of Yellowstone National Park | Mike Garrity (copy)

The Cooke City area of Montana has one of the healthiest whitebark pine forests in the region. Yet now, the Forest Service wants to apply an unscientific method of logging across more than 2,000 acres of these whitebark pine forests on the northeastern border of Yellowstone National Park. Whitebark

Beginner’s guide to carp on the fly

Beginner’s guide to carp on the fly

A rust-colored crustacean skitters across algae-covered rocks, scouring crevices for its next meal as a gentle but persistent current glides silently by. A shadow appears, and the shelled critter freezes. An underwater vacuum engulfs him, and he’s quickly captured, crushed, and consumed. The shadow bulldozes on, looking

Let it fly this fall

Let it fly this fall

Late fall in Montana may be the greatest time of year for local anglers. Warm enough weather and sparse attendance at even the most popular fishing access sites make November and early December a perfect time to experience wild trout fishing at its pinnacle. You’ll get rained on, sure.

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

High alpine hardwater: trout fishing for the brave

High alpine hardwater: trout fishing for the brave

In the West, most fishing is done between April and November. For most of us, this means the rest of the year is reserved for drinking beer and enjoying the great indoors. But before cracking that first cold one, consider replacing that icy beer with icy fish, as hardwater shouldn’