NBC Montana is making a weekly fishing report, with help from a local expert, on how to capitalize on the spring Skwala hatch ...

The Bitterroot Ecosystem has no known resident grizzlies, but wildlife managers have confirmed the presence of bears roaming through the 44,000-square-mile landscape.

There are those who will say that opposition to the proposed rare-earth element mining in the upper reaches of the West Fork Bitterroot River is just ... took a young fellow fishing for a summer.

It takes you along the Bitterroot River and through adjacent meadows ... There are also some fishing spots along this stretch of the river. You have an excellent chance of seeing bald eagles ...

The Bitterroot Ecosystem has no known resident grizzlies, but wildlife managers have confirmed the presence of bears roaming through the 44,000-square-mile landscape.