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: 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–Â 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. Â If you plan on heading out there before sun-up, the nocturnal stone action has been very productive in bringing good fish up, …
Madison River Dam: 1,140 cfs Kirby: 1,200 cfs Varney: 1,320 cfs Not much has changed on the Upper Madison since the last report, but we are definitely starting to see more in the way of Nocturnal stones and spruce moths below Lyon’s Bridge. That being said, the morning dry bite has still been good with …
Madison River Dam: 1,050 cfs Kirby: 1,180 cfs Varney: 1,390 cfs The Upper Madison is still a good bet right now, but the bite has started to slow down a bit after 2:00 p.m… especially up high. For the dry fly guys out there, we are starting to see more and more nocturnal stone shucks …
Madison River Dam: 1,590 cfs Kirby: 1,640 cfs (and rising) Varney: 1,830 cfs CFS and Clarity Update: There’s some water in the ditch folks…flows continue to rise on the Upper Madison as PPL has been steadily pulsing the river over the last week. We are currently holding at around 3 feet of green visibility, and …
Madison River Dam: 697 cfs Kirby: 914 cfs Varney: 1,200 cfs The Upper Madison is still fishing extremely well, and the increased flows have finally given some much needed breathing room to anglers and fish alike. Â Salmonflies and Golden Stones are still thick above the West Fork, but we are starting to see fewer big …
Madison River Dam: 402 cfs Kirby: 649 cfs Varney: 937 cfs It’s still low out there, but the fishing has been more than enough to make up for it. We now have salmonflies and golden stones scattered throughout the entire river, but the majority of the big bugs are now between Quake Lake and Ruby …
