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: 1,270 cfs Kirby: 1,360 cfs Varney: 1,500 cfs It’s been more of the same on the Upper Madison these days….great mornings and evenings, and much tougher afternoons. The dry fly bite has been good to excellent from O-Dark-30 until 11:00 a.m., and we’ve been doing best on Nocturnal stones, PMD Cripples, rusty …
Madison River Dam: 1,310 cfs Kirby: 1,420 cfs Varney: 1,590 cfs It’s been a hot one out there for the better part of two weeks, and water temps are now peaking at around 71 degrees at Kirby…not so good for the afternoon bite. If you are planning on wetting a line in the Upper Madison …
Madison River Dam: 1,140 cfs Kirby: 1,310 cfs Varney: 1,530 cfs It’s been a hot couple of weeks throughout the state, and water temps are now peaking at around 70 degrees above the West Fork. The forecast is calling for more reasonable weather patterns (high 70’s-low 80’s) this week, so hopefully that will cool things …
Madison River Dam: 1,120 cfs Kirby: 1,290 cfs Varney: 1,640 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish very well these days, and although the dry fly fishing isn’t quite as good as the three week extravaganza we had from late June on, fish are still looking up and the nymph fishing has been very consistent. …
Madison River Dam: 1,010 cfs Kirby: 1,240 cfs Varney: 1,640 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish exceptionally well, and the dry fly fishing has truly been some of the best we’ve seen in recent years. There are still a few isolated patches of salmon flies below Palisades, but the majority of the hatch is …
Madison River Dam: 900 cfs Kirby: 1,200 cfs Varney: 1,660 cfs The Upper Madison is in top shape right now, and the dry fly fishing has been great to just downright ridiculous over the last ten days. The bulk of our Salmonflies are between Ruby and Quake Lake, as are the golden stones and yellow …
Madison River Dam: 1,250 cfs Kirby: 1,640 cfs Varney: 2,320 cfs The Upper Madison is fishing good these days, and we are holding at ideal water levels for both wade and float fishing. Fishing in the wade section has been especially good over the last week, and anglers have been doing best on a combination …
Madison River Dam: 1,500 cfs Kirby: 1,960 cfs Varney: 2,730 cfs The flow out of Hebgen has dropped 600 cfs over the last three days, and all the creeks are running clear…looks like run off is just about over around these here parts, and we’re stilling holding at around 3.5 feet of visibility. We had …
Madison River Dam: 1,770 cfs Kirby: 2,280 cfs Varney: 3,000 cfs The Upper Madison is looking good these days, and we’re currently holding at around 3.5 feet of visibility. Despite the improved clarity, it sounds like the fishing has been a little inconsistent over the last few days, and the fish seem to want different …
Madison River Dam: 2,100 cfs Kirby: 2,580 cfs Varney: 3,470 cfs We’ve had another great week of fishing on the Upper Madison, and the nymph and streamer bite continues to impress even the most skeptical anglers on just how well the upper section fishes in the dirt. Visibility is still around 1.5 feet, but with …
