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: 552 cfs Kirby: 926 cfs Varney: 1,480 cfs It’s hard to believe that June 1st is right around the corner, considering that the water level and clarity of the Upper Madison is far more reminiscent of what you would typically find around mid July– Most of the creeks below Quake Lake are …
Madison River Dam: 740 cfs Kirby: 1,200 cfs Varney: 1,810 cfs The clarity has improved once again in the Upper River and we are currently holding at roughly three feet of visibility and 1,200 cfs above the West Fork…just about perfect. Not much has changed as far as effective nymph patterns are concerned, with pat’s …
Madison River Dam: 722 cfs Kirby: 1,150 cfs Varney: 1,800 cfs Water clarity has improved throughout the upper river and we are now sitting at around 2 feet of visibility in both the wade and float stretches of the Madison. We had our first report of decent dry fly fishing from a few customers that …
Madison River Opening Weekend Dam: 697 cfs Kirby: 1,280 cfs Varney: 2,090 cfs Just about everyone that walked in the shop yesterday afternoon had a smile on their face and plenty of great fish stories to share around the counter. Despite good numbers of BWOs and March Browns on the water, we didn’t hear …
Madison River Dam: 749 cfs Kirby: 1,350 cfs Varney: 1,990 cfs Clarity Update: The plug of mud finally made it to the end of Quake, and we are now sitting at around a foot of visibility above the West Fork. While this will certainly affect the dry fly fishing over the weekend, the nymph and …
Madison River Dam: 861 cfs Kirby: 1,060 cfs Varney: 1,230 cfs Just a reminder that the Madison between Quake Lake and McAtee Bridge is closed until May 18th, as is Ennis Bridge to Ennis Lake. We took a drive up to the Dam this morning, and what a difference a little wind and some 65 …
Madison River Dam: 851 cfs Kirby: 956 cfs Varney: 1,060 cfs The Madison between the lakes has been fishing well with nymphs over the last week, and while we’ve had some good days throwing streamers, it’s been far more consistent running the indicator rig. That’s not to say that you can’t go out there and …
Madison River Dam: 942 cfs Kirby: 994 cfs Varney: 1,200 cfs Spring has officially sprung throughout the Madison Valley, and fishing has been heating up all over SW Montana. The rainbows are starting to make their presence known between Hebgen and Quake, and we are even starting to see a few spawning redds pop up …
Madison River Dam: 974 cfs Kirby: 1,090 cfs Varney: 1,180 cfs As most of you know, the section between Quake Lake and McAtee Bridge is closed until May 18th (as is Ennis Bridge to Ennis Lake), so we’ve been heading up between the lakes over the last week. Rainbows are just starting to trickle in …
Madison River Dam: 1,010 cfs Kirby: 1,130 cfs I suppose these reports are getting a little repetitive, but the dry fly action continues to produce consistent numbers of browns and rainbows throughout the wade section, and the nymph bite is just as good if not better. The most effective patterns have been #18-20 Griffith’s gnats …
