With trout season underway, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is reminding anglers to double check the rules and regulations governing stream access before their next trip.

One of my favorite reasons to fly fish in Montana is the great access. Montana's 1985 Stream Access Law allows fishing and boating on rivers and streams below the high-water mark (even if the water passes through private land).

But just because these rivers are legal to fish, it doesn't always mean anglers have the right to cross private lands to access these streams without proper permission.

"At high water, aside from being careful, recreationists should either avoid the area until water levels drop or get landowner permission to cross private land," said Jim Kropp, FWP Enforcement Chief.

For more information on Montana's Stream Access Law, visit fwp.mt.gov.

Last month, the fly fishing world lost a legendary fly fisher when Billy Pate died.

Today, much of his memorabilia and fishing trophies will be auctioned off to the public.

The auction takes place May 19th at his former residence in Islamorada, Florida.

Among the ideas his estate is auctioning off are collections from Guy Harvey, R.H. Lichitenwalner, 19 Millard Wells watercolors (several from the 1970s), T. Borski and others.

Also included will be his collection of fly rods, reels and hundreds of flies.

A number of world-record mounts will also be available along with clothing and other fishing gear.

Pacific Northwest anglers have a new fly fishing show to watch, or at least record when they are out on the water each weekend.

Fishing With Ladin is a self-produced fly fishing show created by Ladin Langeman and Steve Ronhold, who have over 40 years of fishing experience.

In the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area , the show airs watch on Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on KLEW 3. In the Seattle and Vancouver  areas, anglers can watch Fishing With Landin on Saturday at 8 a.m. on KVOS Bellingham.

This season, Fishing With Ladin travels everywhere from the Kenai River in Alaska to the Madison River in Montana.

You can see more season highlights on the Fishing With Ladin website.

The International Game Fish Association has announced 2012 nominees for the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame.

On October 23, five men will be honored alongside the 90 current members of the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame.

Their contributions to game fishing have done much to advance the sport through techniques, technology, conservation and cooperation. This year's honorees are Al Anderson, Mike Leech, Darrell Lowrance, Monty Padilla and Bill Poole.

For more on the Hall of Fame candidates, stay tuned to the About Fly Fishing blog.