Monthly Archives: May 2016

Madison River Fishing Report for May 26th, 2016 Dam: 722 cfs Kirby: 1,080 cfs Varney: 1,910 cfs Madison River fishing report.  Despite an ever changing set of storm fronts moving in and out of the region over the last week, the Upper Madison continues to fish extremely well in the wade section between Quake and Lyon's Bridge.  Crowds have been fairly low on the weekdays, but expect to have some company around on Saturdays and Sundays especially if the sun is out.  Visibility has also been in a constant state of flux, but for the most part you can expect to [...]

Madison River Fishing Report for 5/13/2016 Dam: 671 cfs Kirby: 1,040 cfs Varney: 1,700 cfs Madison River fishing report.  The fishing on the Upper Madison has been exceptional over the last week, and you will be hard-pressed to beat the nymph and streamer fishing that is taking place on the upper 12 miles right now.  Visibility is still around 20"-24"and the river is running at a murky green above the West Fork.  Once you get to Lyon's Bridge, the West Fork is still putting in a pretty sizable stripe of brown mud on the left side of the river, which seems to be mixing somewhere between Windy [...]

Madison River Fishing Report for 5/4/2016 Dam: 861 cfs Kirby: 1,200 cfs Varney: 1,700 cfs Madison River fishing report.  The colder temperatures we experienced last week certainly slowed our runoff down quite a bit, but the 70 degree days and rain showers projected in the forecast this weekend will most likely get it going again.  Cabin and Beaver Creeks are still putting plenty of mud into Quake Lake and the visibility in the wade section remains at 24" and green.  The West Fork is also starting to put more color into the Madison above Lyon's Bridge, and while this stripe of [...]