Monthly Archives: May 2020

Madison River Fishing Report for May 24th, 2020 Dam: 1,090 cfs Kirby: 1,380 cfs Varney: 1,820 cfs The Upper Madison is still fishing very well this May, and we are just getting into our Spring runoff around here.  Last week we saw a steady amount of rain which brought the river up and got the creeks flowing again.  However, as is commonly the case during Memorial Day weekday, colder weather and snow in the mountains seized up the flows from the West Fork of the Madison and Cabin, Beaver, and Indian Creeks.  With the forecast calling for highs in the [...]

Madison River Fishing Report for May 13th, 2020 Dam: 1,060 cfs Kirby: 1,420 cfs Varney: 1,790 cfs The Upper Madison has been fishing well this month, and temperatures have been nice and cool in the evenings to prevent a premature, full-scale runoff for the time being.  We definitely have a little more color in the water than we are used to seeing this time of year, as we tend to get the first plug of mud through Quake between the third and fourth week in May historically speaking.  That said, the forecast is calling for highs in the sixties and [...]