Monthly Archives: June 2011

Madison River Dam: 2,280 cfs Kirby: 2,950 cfs Varney: 3,860 cfs After a great weekend of solid fishing, the Madison is still running with stable flows and about 3 feet of visibility above the West Fork Bridge.  The West Fork of the Madison has started to throw a lot of mud into the river as of yesterday, and half of the river is dirty below Lyons, so keep that in mind if you decide to head to the float section.  The Mud coming through Quake should be here in the next day or so, and then its back to chocolate [...]

Madison River Dam: 2,200 cfs Kirby: 2,560 cfs Varney: 3,050 cfs Everyone who stopped in the shop yesterday, which would be a total of about 12, came back with very big smiles on their faces.  The Upper River continues to fish exceptionally well, and we currently have about 3 feet of visibility with stable flows around 2,200 cfs. The wade section between Quake and Pine Butte is still your best bet, and the nymphing or streamer fishing is as good as it gets right now.  The top nymphs yesterday were #10 pat's stones in tan/brown, brown and black warbirds, pink [...]