Their major triumph had been filling the largest fountain in the Water Garden with fat green trout one night the previous summer.

Nothing is more frustrating to a kid than having a leader snap just as he is heaving a nice fat trout back over his head.

Each evening he stood absolutely still, with his knife poised, until a fat trout relaxed and swam into range; then he struck swiftly.

Her hands slipped into the water - and a moment later came out with a splash, holding a fat trout that thrashed the surface.

Just the right place for a fat trout.

Closer to Helena, the Missouri River is clear enough to nourish fat trout.

Dozens of fat trout looked up at them from the water as they crossed.

A few feet away from them was the Tormes River, filled with fat trout.

"Roslin caught a fine fat trout," the message read.

For the next hour, I experienced glorious Montana fishing that included two fat brown trout of 15 and 17 inches.