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...

On Saturday, April 29, members of FVTU participated in a clean-up of the Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access Site. In what is becoming an annual event, FVTU put out the call for volunteers to help clean up the fishing access sites along the main stem of the Flathead River....

Mother Nature, power failures, and a loss of heat all conspired to force us to cancel our 2022 FVTU Christmas party. A real bummer, since it would have marked our first in-person social event since COVID struck. But, much like striking out at your favorite fishing spot; you just...

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On Wednesday, August, 3rd we again had an opportunity to team up with the Kalispell Vet Center for a day of fishing with some deserving local veterans. Army vet and FVTU Service Partnership Coordinator Jim Borowski, was outnumbered by an all Navy/Marine Corps group of hopeful anglers. The weather...