Hoot owl restrictions lifted on some western Montana rivers

Longer nights and cooler water temperatures mean an end to fishing restrictions on three of western Montana’s most favored trout rivers.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks lifted “hoot owl” restrictions on the Bitterroot, the entire main stem of the Blackfoot and the Clark Fork, downstream of the Rock Creek confluence.

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Meanwhile July 2015 was the hottest month in recorded history.

Team USA wins World Youth Fly Fishing Championships

Team USA just won its third straight world title, and its fourth in five years — this one on home soil on three rivers and two lakes in Eagle and Summit counties in Colorado.

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Fly fishing museum has opened in Cherokee, North Carolina

The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians opened last week in Cherokee, giving visitors a chance to learn about the history of fly-fishing in the Southeast.

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11-year-old makes fly-casting history

Photo:Bruce Richards

An 11-year-old girl from San Francisco turned the fly-casting world upside down last week. Nobody who has heard this tale can quite believe it.

At the U.S. National Casting Championships in Long Beach, Maxine McCormick finished fourth in fly casting accuracy behind only the world’s best, made the All-America team and bested the all-time women’s mark. That’s right, at age 11, she had the highest women’s score in history. She also broke seven junior national records in different events.

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North Carolina's first-ever tarpon on fly

Photo: Albert kok

A fisherman caught and released what is being heralded as the first tarpon confirmed to have been caught on fly-fishing tackle in North Carolina waters.

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Fly fishing 3 of the newest national monuments

Three newly designated national monuments represent just a few of the 19 special landscapes the Obama Administration has marked for preservation over the years.

And these protected lands are home to some of the best fishing.

Fly fishing in Northern California’s stunning Berryessa Snow Mountain, designated in July, is just one example. For a more in-depth look at the new national monuments where they’re really biting, GrindTV caught up with David Lass, the California field director of Trout Unlimited.

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