The atmosphere was casual and the mood convivial as area guides gathered at the MTU headquarters for the 2019 MTU guide briefing. Montana Trout Unlimited and Trout Unlimited’s Clark Fork Program staff provided policy, legislative Read more…
If you care about Montana’s Smith River, it’s time to pay attention. Montana’s Department of Environmental Quality just released a draft environmental analysis paid for by the Australian-owned mining company proposing to build a large Read more…
It’s game time folks. We need YOU to attend public hearings, submit comments to DEQ, and get your friends, neighbors, and acquaintances to do the same. The Smith River mine represents an existential threat to Read more…
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) pose critical threats to Montana’s waterways. Montana Trout Unlimited has been busy lobbying for adequate funding for the State’s AIS Program this legislative session. HB 608 proposes a $50 fee and Read more…
Montana Trout Unlimited is accepting applications for their 2019 Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Applications will be accepted through May 1, 2019 and applicants will be notified of acceptance to the camp by May Read more…
Brian McGeehan, owner of Montana Angler, and Drue Winters, policy director for American Fisheries Society, traveled to Kansas City this week to attend the public hearing on the EPA’s proposal to narrow the definitions of Read more…
On Friday, February 22, at 3pm in Room 172 the House Natural Resources Committee of the Montana Legislature will be hearing a bill sponsored by Rep Willis Curdy (D-Missoula). We have reviewed and commented on Read more…
There is another reason, beyond recreation and conservation, why we wish to preserve our rivers. It’s a quieter reason: At the river we find healing, release, solace, a physical manifestation in front of us that Read more…
The United States Senate has voted to advance S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. Important to Montana, the bipartisan legislation would restore the Land and Water Conservation Fund and enact a mineral withdrawal to Read more…
The Montana State Legislature is grappling with funding mechanisms to support aquatic invasive species prevention. Anglers should be eager to pay their share in fighting AIS. Clayton Elliott states,“Outdoor recreation and the angling community is Read more…