News and Media

Owner, outfitter, and guide Hilary Hutcheson (Hi, Lary!) is a storyteller, filmmaker, and conservation advocate. Her articles and films capture the spirit of fly fishing, the beauty of wild rivers, and the fight to protect them. Explore videos and articles Hilary has been involved in below.

illustration of fly fishing guide in drift boat
Forest Service
January 1, 2025
The Flathead National Forest is engaging in a planning effort in coordination with Glacier National Park to develop a Comprehensive Management Plan for the three forks of the Flathead River.
Fear, pain, grief, and uncertainty sometimes aren't a good look for professionals who spend their summers surrounded by mountains, pristine glacial runoff, huckleberries, and fly fishing.
Fly Fisherman Magazine
October 26, 2023
Chain-sawing couches, sledgehammering bedroom sets, pulling up flooring, and catching fish in Hurricane Ian's aftermath (with a little help from Captains for Clean Water).
Much like fly fishing for permit, they are well worth wading for.
Fly Fisherman Magazine
October 13, 2022
No matter how hard I tried to focus on the snowy highway ahead, I couldn’t keep from glancing again and again in the rearview mirror. The little girl reflected in the back seat had long, dark pigtails and bangs cut straight across.
National Geographic
August 27, 2021
The Middle Fork of the Flathead River is born in the high, rocky country of western Montana, near the roof ridge of North America. For dozens of miles, it rolls through green wilderness, taking in the snowmelt from Muskrat Pass and Slippery
Gear Junkie
December 21, 2020
The Earth is ours on borrowed time. This is how one YETI ambassador works to protect the resource she loves and relies on for her career as a fishing guide.