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In this issue:

The Flip Side of Floods: Though a curse to river towns and nearby farms, high water like that in 2011 can be a blessing for fish populations and aquatic ecosystems. Read more >>

Aiming for 86: Each in his own way, a schoolboy and a retiree are trying to catch as many of Montana’s different fish species as possible. Read more >>

The River that Does It All: Despite booming residential development and growing angling pressure, the Bitterroot continues to provide superb trout fishing while maintaining pristine coldwater habitat for imperiled native fish. How long can that last? Read more >>

The Water Is Up, and Peck Is Back: When water filled Fort Peck last year and flooded its shorelines, a storehouse of nutrients washed into the reservoir. That triggered an ecological chain reaction, creating some of the best fishing in years for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and other species. Read more >>

High-Altitude Trout: What backpackers and hikers have discovered about the state’s fish-rich alpine lakes. Read more >>

Montana Outdoors Portrait: Western Tanager. Read more >>

Our Point of View: Eastern Montana's Great Fishing. Read more >>


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Fishing

Fishing for Serenity

Fishing for Serenity: How wounded soldiers and other combat veterans find peace with a fly rod.

Wildlife

Black bears

The Bighorn’s Rocky Recovery:After a catastrophic deline in the early 1900s, Montana’s bighorn sheep population has grown into one of the nation’s largest. But habitat loss, highway fatalities, and deadly disease could send numbers tumbling again.

Natural World

Black bears

The Land That Time Forgot:What are West Coast rainforest creatures doing in northwestern Montana?

Education

Pictograph Cave State Park

Standing for Montana: Strange stories of how the bitterroot, grizzly bear, mourning cloak butterfly, and Montana’s other state symbols came into existence.