“In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing.” That’s how Norman Maclean began “A River Runs Through It,” his revered 1976 autobiographical novella about his life in ...

BIG SKY, Montana — There had to be a little magic in play that rainy September day on the Gallatin River when I first felt the fly line arc behind me just right and then sail back as if in slow motion ...

No doubt Montana is at the top of the list when it comes to fly fishing destinations in the U.S.. If you don't believe me spend three hours in a traffic jam trying to get to one of the famous rivers ...

This story is part of the series Finding Middle Ground: Conversations Across America. It was also republished, with an audio interview, at Montana Public Radio and in High Country News. Anyone who ...

ABSAROKEE, Mont. – By the time he moved to Montana, Bob Kimball was 70 years old and reluctant to venture into the mountains to pursue his favorite pastime of fly -fishing. “I should have come up ...

It’s summer so it’s high time to unwind and experience all the great outdoors has to offer. One of nature’s most relaxing activities is fly fishing. (Author Izaak Walton once referred to the sport as ...

For a few hours on a sun-soaked autumn morning, Dan McGuinness stands ankle-deep in Montana’s idyllic Sixteen Mile Creek. His thoughts focus on casting a fly lure to the perfect spot, drawing the ...