Madison River Dam: 440 cfs Kirby: 649 cfs Varney: 968 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish extremely well despite unseasonably low water conditions. We’ve been getting a lot of calls in regards to salmonfly whereabouts, and while it hasn’t exactly “gone off,” you’ll find the bulk of the hatch half way between Story and … Read more
Madison River Dam: 421 cfs Kirby: 713 cfs Varney: 1,200 cfs The Madison is running a little lower than usual for this time of year, as PPL has been holding back flows out of the dam in order to fill Hebgen Reservoir, but the fishing has been excellent this week throughout the Upper river. The … Read more
Madison River Dam: 575 cfs Kirby: 1,130 cfs Varney: 2,110 cfs Clarity Update: The recent 80 degree temperatures have sent the last of our snow pack heading for the creeks, and the Upper Madison is on the rise below the West Fork with a couple feet of visibility down by Ennis… The wade section between … Read more
Madison River Dam: 560 cfs Kirby: 937 cfs Varney: 1,550 Fishing has been outstanding this week throughout the Upper Madison, with almost perfect visibility and very few crowds. Streamer fishing has been good to downright e-p-i-c depending on the day, and we are still doing best on food based imitations like sculpin and fry rather … Read more
Madison River Dam: 552 cfs Kirby: 926 cfs Varney: 1,480 cfs It’s hard to believe that June 1st is right around the corner, considering that the water level and clarity of the Upper Madison is far more reminiscent of what you would typically find around mid July– Most of the creeks below Quake Lake are … Read more
Madison River Dam: 740 cfs Kirby: 1,200 cfs Varney: 1,810 cfs The clarity has improved once again in the Upper River and we are currently holding at roughly three feet of visibility and 1,200 cfs above the West Fork…just about perfect. Not much has changed as far as effective nymph patterns are concerned, with pat’s … Read more
Madison River Dam: 722 cfs Kirby: 1,150 cfs Varney: 1,800 cfs Water clarity has improved throughout the upper river and we are now sitting at around 2 feet of visibility in both the wade and float stretches of the Madison. We had our first report of decent dry fly fishing from a few customers that … Read more
Madison River Opening Weekend Dam: 697 cfs Kirby: 1,280 cfs Varney: 2,090 cfs Just about everyone that walked in the shop yesterday afternoon had a smile on their face and plenty of great fish stories to share around the counter. Despite good numbers of BWOs and March Browns on the water, we didn’t hear … Read more
Madison River Dam: 749 cfs Kirby: 1,350 cfs Varney: 1,990 cfs Clarity Update: The plug of mud finally made it to the end of Quake, and we are now sitting at around a foot of visibility above the West Fork. While this will certainly affect the dry fly fishing over the weekend, the nymph and … Read more
Madison River Dam: 861 cfs Kirby: 1,060 cfs Varney: 1,230 cfs Just a reminder that the Madison between Quake Lake and McAtee Bridge is closed until May 18th, as is Ennis Bridge to Ennis Lake. We took a drive up to the Dam this morning, and what a difference a little wind and some 65 … Read more
