MISSOULA, Mont. — NBC Montana is making a weekly fishing report, with help from a local expert, on how to capitalize on the spring Skwala hatch. Skwalas are big, dark-colored stoneflies that show up ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Missoula, Mont. – As insects related to fly-fishing go, the skwala stonefly gets high marks for excitement, much less for reliability. A large stonefly that ...

"I suppose you've noticed the increase in the number of drift boats and rafts heading out of town toward the Bitterroot in the morning lately," Walleye said the other day while we were huddled in his ...

• Bitterroot River: Fishing remains pretty solid on the entire Bitterroot. The upper and middle river have some great nymphing opportunities right now as the Skwalas have appeared to be showing up in ...

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There’s still ice on the lower end and a cold snap could come any day, but the vaunted skwala stonefly hatch could make its appearance around March 20, according to Western Flies and Guides owner Jeff ...

HAMILTON – Despite the wintry weather, the skwala hatch has started on the Bitterroot River. Doubters need only go to the river and look at all the boats and fishermen during the warmest part of the ...

Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! HAMILTON, Mont. The Bitterroot River is home to one of the most prolific skwala hatches in the West, and March means go-time for itchy anglers looking to work ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Missoula, Mont. – Until the chance conversation with a Denver-area angler, I had never even heard of a certain stonefly or given much consideration to ...