Madison River Dam: 1,250 cfs Kirby: 1,640 cfs Varney: 2,320 cfs The Upper Madison is fishing good these days, and we are holding at ideal water levels for both wade and float fishing. Fishing in the wade section has been especially good over the last week, and anglers have been doing best on a combination … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,500 cfs Kirby: 1,960 cfs Varney: 2,730 cfs The flow out of Hebgen has dropped 600 cfs over the last three days, and all the creeks are running clear…looks like run off is just about over around these here parts, and we’re stilling holding at around 3.5 feet of visibility. We had … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,770 cfs Kirby: 2,280 cfs Varney: 3,000 cfs The Upper Madison is looking good these days, and we’re currently holding at around 3.5 feet of visibility. Despite the improved clarity, it sounds like the fishing has been a little inconsistent over the last few days, and the fish seem to want different … Read more
Madison River Dam: 2,100 cfs Kirby: 2,580 cfs Varney: 3,470 cfs We’ve had another great week of fishing on the Upper Madison, and the nymph and streamer bite continues to impress even the most skeptical anglers on just how well the upper section fishes in the dirt. Visibility is still around 1.5 feet, but with … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,680 cfs Kirby: 2,700 cfs Varney: 4,330 cfs The flow up here has been rising steadily over the past 4 days, and just about all the creeks in the drainage are gushing mud. In addition, another plug of mud has made its way through Quake, and we are back to around 2 … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,620 cfs Kirby: 1,990 cfs Varney: 2,640 cfs The flow out of Hebgen Dam has gone up almost 400 cfs over the last week, and we are currently holding at just under 2,000 cfs above the West Fork. While this may wash out a little more holding water than we had a … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,430 cfs Kirby: 1,700 cfs Varney: 2,190 cfs Visibility has improved on the Upper Madison over the last few days, and we are now holding at just over two feet and green. Fishing continues to be very productive in the wade section with nymphs and streamers, and we’ve even had a few … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,230 cfs Kirby: 1,610 cfs Varney: 2,190 cfs It’s easy to forget the fact that you were fishing in 70 degree temps a few days ago when you wake up to 3 inches of fresh snow on the ground, and we are still very much in the middle of quite the winter … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,060 cfs Kirby: 1,580 cfs Varney: 2,260 cfs Not much has changed over the last four days…lots of solitude and great fishing on nymphs and streamers up here on the Upper Madison. Visibility is still holding at around a foot and the river is running green. We got word today from PPL … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,030 cfs Kirby: 1,560 cfs Varney: 2,300 cfs We awoke yesterday morning to frost on the windshield, and an empty parking lot at 7:00 a.m.– a true rarity for opening day, but with salmon flies and goldens on the Henry’s Fork it was bound to take a little pressure off the Madison. … Read more
