Freestone rivers like the Eagle River mirror the frigid conditions filling the valley. Wherever the cold shuts sections down, angling slows to a sluggish pace. Slush forms and fills the river.

Half-frozen waders and ice-crusted boot laces drip in the mud rooms of the die-hards who never stopped fishing. Winter holds a unique appeal to some fly anglers. Then there are anglers that are “cold ...

For many anglers, myself included, trout fishing is synonymous with small freestone streams. Dry flies, undiscerning fish, mountain air, complete solitude – sign me up. Unfortunately, these streams ...

ENNIS — A regional fly-fishing Mecca to many, Ennis is defined by the Madison River, one of the most productive of Montana’s many trout waters. It has been said that this tributary of the Missouri is ...

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. -- The Madison River just might be the most heavily fished stream in the world. This world-famous, blue ribbon trout fishery rises in Yellowstone Park at the confluence of the ...

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