The Madison river fishing report from The Slide Inn is the most thorough and accurate report you will find on the Upper Madison River. These reports are written by people who are on the river every day and people you can trust to give you the straight scoop. If you are looking for the latest Madison river fishing report, be sure to give the shop a call and one of our staff members will bring you up to speed.
Dam: 853 cfs Kirby: 988 cfs Varney: 1,210 cfs 5/5 Update: The Upper Madison is still running clear between Quake and Lyon’s Bridge but clarity is not great from Windy Point down to Ennis Lake. The West Fork and Indian Creek and putting in a lot of dirty water, so your best bet is to …
Hebgen Dam: 716 cfs Kirby: 779 cfs Varney: 994 cfs The Upper Madison has been fishing well this Winter with the usual fare of midges, small stonefly nymphs and smaller streamers. A lot of our lower elevation snow is basically gone from Ennis to Palisades due to the recent warm spell, and all the boat …
Hebgen Dam: 806 cfs Kirby: 909 cfs Varney: 1,090 cfs The Upper Madison has been fishing decent over the last several weeks, but there definitely have been some tough days in the mix as well. Flows out of Hebgen dropped to 800 cfs yesterday and we should see them hovering around there for the foreseeable …
Hebgen Dam: 843 cfs Kirby: 942 cfs Varney: 1,110 cfs The Upper Madison continues to hold its own this summer, and we are still having good dry fly fishing and early morning streamer fishing depending on the day. Flows are still hanging around 950 cfs at the Kirby gauge above the West Fork with just …
Hebgen Dam: 985 cfs Kirby: 1,080 cfs Varney: 1,230 cfs After three weeks of blistering heat we are finally getting some cooler temperatures and some much needed precipitation here in the Madison Valley. Flows out of Hebgen Dam were lowered slowly as the heat wave has started to subside during the last week in July, …
Hebgen Dam: 1,130 cfs Kirby: 1,300 cfs Varney: 1,530 cfs It’s been a hot one out there ladies and gentlemen, but the Upper Madison continues to hold its own and we’ve been having some pretty good fishing out there lately. Water temperatures are starting to get into the 69-70 degree range by 3:30 pm, so …
Hebgen Dam: 944 cfs Kirby: 1,150 cfs Varney: 1,600 cfs The Upper Madison is in its prime, and the entire river is exploding with bug activity. Right now you can find tons of Caddis, PMDs, Yellow Sallies, Flavs, Epeorus, and Green Drakes scattered just about everywhere and we still have lots of golden stones and …
Madison River Fishing Report for June 23nd, 2024 Hebgen Dam: 815 cfs Kirby: 1,040 cfs Varney: 1,630 cfs The Upper Madison has turned a corner over the last week and the river is running clear with tons of bug activity from the West Fork all the way down to Ennis Lake. Flows out of the …
Madison River Fishing Report for June 7th, 2024 Dam: 1,160 cfs Kirby: 1,860 cfs Varney: 3,070 cfs It took a little longer than we thought, but runoff finally showed up and the Upper Madison is running green and just over 2 feet of visibility above the West Fork. Once you get to Lyon’s Bridge the …
Dam: 1,150 cfs Kirby: 1,350 cfs Varney: 1,840 cfs We’ve had some cooler weather roll into southwest Montana over the last 4-5 days, and bringing with it some much needed precipitation. The forecast is calling for more rain and snow through Memorial Day weekend (big surprise there), and it looks like temperatures will start to …
