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: 785 cfs Kirby: 850 cfs Fishing has been very good throughout the Upper River this week. Nymphs are still your best best for numbers, and we have had a lot of good reports on baetis nymphs/emergers, $3 Dips, Midges, and Pat’s Rubber legs from customers over the last few days. We have …
Madison River Dam: 740 cfs Kirby: 809 cfs Varney: 891 cf One only needs to glance up at the snow covered peaks towering above the withering expanses of sage to understand why Fall is our favorite time of year in Southwest Montana. Then again, big buttery brown trout chasing streamers and pods of rising fish …
Madison River Dam: 740 cfs Kirby: 809 cfs Varney: 921 cfs The Madison has been fishing well this week, and both air and water temps have steadily increased after our first big snow storm on the 4th. The river between Quake Lake and Lyon’s Bridge seems to be producing the most consistent action with both …
Madison River Dam: 740 cfs Kirby: 809 cfs Varney: 891 cfs “Wind” has been the word of the day for just over a week now on the Upper Madison, and pretty much throughout the entire region as far as we can tell. Sustained 20-30 mph days with gusts between 40-50 mph have kept both bugs …
Madison River Dam: 749 cfs Kirby: 799 cfs Varney: 875 cfs Fishing continues to improve on the Upper Madison and I think it is pretty safe to say that Fall has officially made its presence known in this little corner of the world. We are seeing good numbers of Pseudos and even a few larger …
Madison River Dam: 749 cfs Kirby: 799 cfs Varney: 845 cfs With colder nights and thus colder water temperatures, things have been picking up on the river this week. While nymphs are still the way to go if you are looking for numbers, we’ve been having better reports of dry fly fishing over the last …
Madison River Dam: 804 cfs Kirby: 903 cfs Varney: 1,000 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish well with nymphs, but the dry fly bite is still a little too inconsistent to really excited about– We have been taking some nice fish on hoppers and ants in the wade section, but there are a lot more …
Madison River Dam: 921 cfs Kirby: 948 cfs Varney: 1,000 cfs The Upper Madison was a little rough last week if you were on the water between 10:00 a.m.. and 6:00 p.m…..not that it was awful by any means, but the better fish in the river made you work for it a little more than …
Madison River Dam: 776 cfs Kirby: 819 cfs Varney: 875 cfs Fishing on the Upper Madison has been fairly steady over the last few days, and the extra cloud cover has been a big help in keeping water temperatures at more reasonable levels. The wade section between Quake and Lyon’s has been a relative ghost …
Madison River Dam: 776 cfs Kirby: 850 cfs Varney: 921 cfs The Upper Madison has still been fishing very well during the mornings and evenings, but the afternoons have been far more inconsistent. If you plan on heading out there before sun-up, the nocturnal stone action has been very productive in bringing good fish up, …
