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.
Madison River Dam: 1,030 cfs Kirby: 1,150 cfs Varney: 1,350 cfs The Upper Madison has been a little more finicky lately that we are used to seeing this time of year, but a lot of that depends on what section you are on. For the most part, the wade section between Quake and Lyons Bridge …
Madison River Dam: 974 cfs Kirby: 1,180 cfs Varney: 1,320 cfs Clarity Update: Cabin and Beaver Creeks have been putting a fair amount of mud into Quake Lake with the recent rains. That mud plug made it through the outlet last night and we are now at about 2.5 feet of green visibility above the …
Madison River Dam: 985 cfs Kirby: 1,130 cfs Varney: 1,300 cfs The Upper is still fishing pretty well and the Nocturnal Stonefly bite is hanging in there for the most part. The big news over the last week is that we started seeing flight ants over the last three or four days. If you have …
Madison River Dam: 1,040 cfs Kirby: 1,240 cfs Varney: 1,390 cfs The Upper Madison is still fishing quite well, and not a whole lot has changed since our last report with the exception of the streamer bite. We have noticed that some of our larger browns have been chasing articulated patterns with more regularity than …
Madison River Dam: 1,080 cfs Kirby: 1,280 cfs Varney: 1,440 cfs The Upper Madison is still fishing well in both the wade and float sections, and the crowds of weeks past have started to thin out considerably. We still have caddis and epeorus hatching in decent numbers, and are still fortunate enough to be having …
Madison River Dam: 880 cfs Kirby: 1,110 cfs Varney: 1,370 cfs The Upper Madison is still fishing very well in both the wade and float sections, and water temperatures have remained relatively good for the most part. Salmonflies and golden stones have come and gone, but there are still plenty of opportunities for the dry …
Madison River Dam: 697 cfs Kirby: 1,040 cfs Varney: 1,410 cfs Steady as she goes. The Upper Madison is still fishing extremely well both on and below the surface, and we still have Salmonflies and Golden Stones flying between Pine Butte and Raynolds if you are looking to get in on the tail end of …
Madison River Dam: 680 cfs Kirby: 1,060 cfs Varney: 1,570 cfs The Upper Madison is fishing off the chart for the time being, and our hatches are in full effect. We have salmonflies and golden stones on the banks from Lyon’s Bridge down to Varney, but the bulk of the hatch has settled between Palisades …
Madison River Dam: 722 cfs Kirby: 1,250 cfs Varney: 1,950 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish extremely well throughout the entire river. Sure there have been a few off days, but even then people are picking up decent numbers of good fish. The wade section is still mostly a nymphing game right now, and …
Madison River Dam: 705 cfs Kirby: 1,020 cfs Varney: 1,610 cfs The nymphing and streamer fishing on the Upper Madison has been very productive over the last week and the dry fly activity should start to get a little better with each passing day. We are still doing best on a variety of different nymph …
