Monthly Archives: May 2010

Madison River Hebgen Dam: 671 cfs Kirby: 1050 cfs Any fear of water shortages has been laid to rest, as the Madison River drainage finally reached its 100% average today...and were not done yet.  For more information on snow pack/ moisture content throughout the state click here. Its been a wet couple of weeks, but the fishing has only got better.  We have been seeing good numbers of midges and BWOs in the early afternoons, as well as March Browns thrown into the mix, and fish have been taking advantage of their presence.  Nymphing is still the way to go [...]

Madison River Hebgen Dam: 688 cfs Kirby:  959 cfs What an opener!  Opening weekend on the Upper Madison was filled with partly-cloudy skies, sixty degree temperatures, gin-clear water, and very willing trout.  The fishing wasn't on fire, but it was still pretty damn good.  There were some decent heads up on BWOs and midges in the afternoon, but nymphing was definitely the way to go.  Small golden stones and sallies, midges, caddis larva, san juans, and baetis nymphs have been the way to go with the lower flows, but with the creeks just starting to kick in mud we'll be [...]