Starting Wednesday, the “hoot-owl restrictions” on the North Fork Flathead River were lifted. The restrictions, which close fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight, had been in place since July 24 and were ...

In an unprecedented decision, state officials have placed fishing restrictions on the North Fork Flathead River due to record water temperatures and dropping flows. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For the first time ever, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is instituting “hoot owl” fishing ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is putting hoot-owl fishing restrictions in place starting Wednesday on the North Fork Flathead River – the first time such restrictions have ever been put in place in ...

A raft floats past a towering cutbank while floating the upper North Fork of the Flathead River in late July. The river starts in Canada and flows along the west edge of Glacier National Park. The ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — North Valley Search and Rescue is warning of log hazards for floaters on the North Fork of the Flathead River after responding to a call for help on Monday. The rescue organization ...

WHITEFISH – Montana U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would bar mining and new oil and gas development on the North Fork of the Flathead River. In announcing ...

North Fork of the Flathead River at the US-Canada Border. (Photo courtesy Glacier National Park) Cooler weather and some rain led Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Tuesday to rescind fishing ...

For the first time ever, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is instituting “hoot owl” fishing restrictions on the North Fork of the Flathead River amid a heat wave that continues to bake western Montana.

The North Fork of the Flathead River is one of the worst places to visit in the entire United States. Don’t go there, ever. It’s remote. The dirt roads are bumpy and make dust. The trees are too close ...