FISHING -- This week's heat wave may encourage angers to swim with the trout rather than try to fish for them.

But before taking a plunge, consider fishing first  -- as in first thing in the morning, says Sean Visintainer of Silver Bow Fly Shop in Spokane Valley:

"Like most summers, morning hours are going to be the best times for success. Some rivers like the Clark Fork and Spokane River will fish very early in the morning... like sun up. Rivers in the Panhandle tend to wake up around 7:30 or 8 a.m. and fish until noon or 1 p.m. Evenings can be okay. Myself and the Silver Bow crew have been hitting the Spokane after work a little and have had great success the last hour of daylight on foam dries, soft hackles, and nymph rigs. 

"Hopper fishing is ramping up. We have had good hopper fishing on most of the rivers which should continue to improve over the next couple weeks. While the hopper-dropper rigs are popular with us and most anglers we have sometimes just ditched the dropper if the big foam dry has been working better. We have a TON of hoppers in stock if you need a few before your next outing."

If you're traveling to fish in Montana, stay tuned to river conditions. If a heat wave drives water temperatures up too high, there could be limits to fishing in some waters, such as requiring anglers to fish only in the mornings until temperatures subside.