HAMILTON – “Does the skwala hatch always happen? What happens if the weather is too wet and cold for the adults to mate?” These two questions are the most commonly asked questions by new fishermen in ...

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 ...

Fishermen hoping to kick off their season flipping skwalas to hungry Bitterroot River trout are in for a challenge this year. Plentiful rain and ample mid-level snows have combined to raise the river ...

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 ...