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. Â 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.Â
 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. Â Sure there have been a few off days, but even then people are picking up decent numbers of good fish. Â 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 …
Madison River Dam: 714 cfs Kirby: 1,150 cfs Varney: 1,810 cfs Clarity Update: Â The plug of pea-soup that made its way through Quake a few days ago is gone and we are back to just over two feet of visibility above the West Fork. Â We are still scratching our heads as to what happened, but …
Madison River Dam: 697 cfs Kirby: 1,270 cfs Varney: 2,130 cfs Clarity Update: With the decrease in flows out of Hegben over the last couple of weeks, there has been a lot more dirty water entering Quake Lake via Cabin and Beaver Creeks. Â That being said, another plug of mud made its way into the …
Madison River Dam: 785 cfs Kirby: 1,350 cfs Varney: 2,280 cfs Ok…we were wrong. Â If you recall from our last report, we mentioned that you shouldn’t expect to see 2+ feet of visibility for at least a couple weeks. Â However, the 75 degree highs and warm nights have made for a very quick runoff in …
Madison River Dam: 1,180 cfs Kirby: 2,040 cfs Varney: 3,280 cfs Down she goes….Not that the Upper Madison is running low by any means, but it’s definitely a whole lot lower than we thought we’d be seeing this time of year. Â PPL has been stepping down the outflow from Hebgen this week and we are …
Madison River Dam: 1,910 cfs Kirby: 2,930 cfs Varney: 4,670 cfs The plug of mud that had been creeping closer toward the outlet of Quake finally made it to the river, and we are now at 4-6″ of visibility and just under 3,000 cfs at the Kirby Gauge. Â The streamer bite has definitely slowed down …
Madison River Dam: 1,820 cfs Hebgen: 2,700 cfs Varney: 4,050 cfs The Upper Madison is still on the rise, but the sub-surface fishing has been incredible. Â All the creeks are kicking in mud, and Cabin and Beaver have been putting in enough to turn Quake Lake into a bucket of Hershey’s Syrup for the time …
