Ron Spoon, a longtime fisheries biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, described the annual summer reality for this river reach. “The Jefferson River is among the most dewatered rivers in ...

In the Jefferson River’s lower survey section ... to selenium contamination in Lake Koocanusa in northwest Montana, which stopped fish from reproducing without causing observable die-offs.

You know, I’m not trying to be too rosy here; it’s going to be a rough one this summer," Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks' fish ...

In 2024, fisheries staff found nearly all trout sampled in the Jefferson River Basin to ... have been working with Montana Trout Unlimited to host drawings for guided fishing trips, equipment ...

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund work to restore irrigation channels in two Western Montana watersheds ... gives water back to the river for fish," Edgington explained.

“The state of Montana still needs to address ... publicity created an unduly downbeat impression of fishing conditions in the Jefferson River Basin. On Thursday, with the salmonfly hatch ...

The Missouri River starts in Three Forks, Montana, at the confluence of three major rivers: Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin, and ends in St. Louis, Missouri. The Missouri River begins in Gallatin ...

The Madison River coming out of Yellowstone National Park is close to its all-time low, marked in 1931, and less than half what it typically is mid-June.

Louis. The Missouri River starts in Three Forks, Montana, at the confluence of three major rivers: Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin, and ends in St. Louis, Missouri. The Missouri River begins in ...

It was also a fitting highlight in a lifetime of love for Montana's fish and streams and wild places. "He could spend literally days on a river," his stepson, Norman Spencer, said by telephone ...

The Missouri River is in trouble ... These are examples, not a complete list, of dewatered streams in the state. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks compiled the list because water levels affect ...