HAMILTON — Snow-capped mountains, pristine waters, and healthy fisheries define the Bitterroot Valley, but with increased pressure on the sections most famous for their fly fishing — the upper ...

Fly fishermen – with their armadas of rubber boats filled with anglers dressed in khaki vests and chest waders – are the iconic Bitterroot River’s own symbol. The 75 miles of the river’s main stem ...

“We were contacted by the Bitterroot Conservation District to basically do an inventory of diversions in the Upper Bitterroot,” said Christine Brissette, a restoration ecologist working with Trout ...