Flathead Valley’s annual Sportsman’s Expo is an opportunity for outdoor enthusiasts of every shape, size, and persuasion to come together for a weekend and talk all things outdoors with sporting representatives from all over. From fly shops to hunting guides; conservation groups to chiropractors(?), the Expo is a fun...

Bull Trout Belong In Montana! You heard it here first, but you’ll be hearing it a lot more in the coming weeks and months. “Bull Trout Belong In Montana” is the new FVTU slogan to bring attention to the plight of this very special, and very threatened, Northwest Montana...

Blowing snow, whiteout conditions, slick roads and an air temperature of just one degree! Not a day to go fly fishing for sure. But a great day to go to school and talk fly fishing! On Thursday, January 11th (the day the arctic cold front roared into town) FVTU...

HO! HO! HO! On Thursday, December 21, FVTU returned to Bias Brewing for its annual Christmas Party. A time of fun, good food, great camaraderie, and fantastic raffle prizes. Keeping with tradition, we hold a bucket raffle chock full of all sorts of great fishing and outdoor gear. Raffle...

Our November 2023 meeting will be held on Nov. 21st at Sacred Waters Brewing, 3250 U.S. Hwy 2 north of Kalispell. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. This month’s presentation will be Jake Chutz of Montana Fly Company. This is always one of our most popular presentations. MFC...

Okay, there’s a slight chill in the air, but that just makes the fishing that much better. Before you get out on the water for those final trips of the year don’t forget that our October General Meeting is coming up fast. We will have our meeting at the...

Ever wonder about the best flies to use for Fall fishing? Where should you look to find fish in a likely run? What’s the proper etiquette on a guided float? We’re finishing one of the oddest fishing seasons in recent memory, how has affected our native Flathead fish stocks. ...

Friends of FVTU will recognize “BFAD” as one of our silent auction items the past few years at our annual banquet. The winning bidder gets to spend a day with two of the Flathead Valley’s most experienced fisheries experts, Leo Rosenthal, FWP Region 1 biologist, and Wade Fredenberg, retired...

When Kaitlin Trutzel contacted us to ask if FVTU would be interested in teaching her class about fly fishing we jumped at the chance. Kaitlin teaches Natural Resources at the H.E. Robinson Agriculture Education Center in Kalispell. The Ag Center provides juniors and seniors from both Kalispell and Glacier...

After a three year hiatus brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual FVTU banquet returned to Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish on Friday, May 5th. It was great to see old friends again and make new ones as over ninety guests attended the event. Traditionally held on the...