Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies
A confluence of extreme conditions threatens Montana’s hallowed trout waters. Higher temperatures, low river levels, fish die-offs, and pressure from the crush of post-pandemic anglers …
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No Fishing In Yellowstone National Park Rivers and Streams From 2pm – 6am
If you’re planning to go fishing in Yellowstone National Park this summer, you better head out in the early morning, Warm water and low flows …
The West’s Snowbank Is Severely Overdrawn
A grim scenario is playing out across the American West. 30% of Mt Rainier’s snowpack melted off during the recent historic heatwave. Montana’s drought conditions …
Extreme heat could kill nearly all young salmon in the Sacramento River
California officials are warning nearly all juvenile chinook salmon in the Sacramento River could die due to abnormally hot underwater conditions as heat waves continue …
How To Fish in Drought Conditions
In this episode of RIO’s “How To Fly Fish” series, Wayne Peterson talks about fly fishing for trout in drought conditions. Trout are healthiest in …
Survivor: Salmon Edition
Will different salmon species adapt before the climate votes them off the island? Given all the changes that salmon populations have seen over the past …
Drought, heat and fire prompt fishing ban on 120-mile stretch of Colorado River
Sign of the times… Colorado wildlife officials on Wednesday urged anglers to avoid fishing along a stretch of the Colorado River because of low flows …
The Writing Is On The Mountain
ANADROMOUS NOW The Writing Is On The Mountain. The warmest days of the last century punctuate the first chapter of the Anthropocene, and foreshadow the …
This is shaping up to be a dire summer for fish and trees
Temperatures in the Columbia and Snake rivers are already within two degrees of the slaughter zone of 2015 when half the sockeye salmon run was …
Warm Waters
With temperatures hitting triple digits in Montana and beyond it’s time to give our cold water friends a break.