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Madison River Dam: 1,530 cfs Kirby: 2,290 cfs Varney: 2,630 cfs Everybody’s favorite hatch is finally here. We have loads of salmonflies, Goldens, and Yellow Sallies throughout the float section, but particularly from Palisades down to Varney Bridge. My guess is that we should start to see them pop around Lyons any time now, and …
Madison River Dam: 1,340 cfs Kirby: 2,370 cfs Varney: 3,950 cfs The flow out of Hebgen was decreased again yesterday, and we’re currently holding steady at around 1,350 cfs for the time being. A lot of new water has opened up in both the wade and float sections, and fishing has been really really good …
Madison River Dam: 1,520 cfs Kirby: 2,740 cfs Varney: 4,780 cfs Looks like the folks at PPL just lowered the flows down to 1,500 cfs, and the river at Kirby should be down around 2,500 cfs by tomorrow. A 20% reduction in flow could put the fishing off for a little while, but the Upper …
Madison River Dam: 1,950 cfs Kirby: 3,220 cfs Varney: 5,290 cfs After a tough couple of days due to dropping water levels, the Madison has stabilized once again and has been fishing very well. Visibility remains at just over a foot, and all the creeks are still gushing with mud…even Squaw Creek which I’ve never …
Madison River Dam: 1,910 cfs Kirby: 2,910 cfs Varney: 4,440 cfs As the water continues to drop, fish seem to be scrambling for new holding water, and its been a tough couple of days on the Upper Madison. We are seeing tons of caddis pop, but pupa imitations, as well as everything that had been …
Madison River Dam: 2,490 cfs Kirby: 3,990 cfs Varney: 6,430 cfs Our head guide, Steve Mock, just returned with two very happy clients about ten minutes ago. Steve said the fishing was outstanding from Raynolds all the way down to the West Fork Bridge, and his top producers were red and pink san juan worms, …
Madison River Dam: 2,650 cfs Kirby: 3,870 cfs Varney: 5,910 Cabin and Beaver Creek have been putting in a lot of mud over the last three or four days, and some of it has actually made it through Quake already. Visibility is currently at just over a foot, but its still fishing well. Just wanted …
Madison River Dam: 2,650 cfs Kirby: 3,660 cfs Varney: 5,310 cfs Visibility has improved on the Upper Madison, especially above Pine Butte, and we’re now looking at somewhere around 2 feet of greenish-brown water, while water clarity below the West Fork is still just over a foot. Nymphs and streamers are still doing mighty fine …
Madison River Dam: 3,100 cfs Kirby: 3,680 cfs Varney 4,900 cfs As promised, PPL began raising the flows out of Hebgen on Friday evening and it finally hit 3,000 cfs this morning. I would guess that they probably won’t be raising it too much more since they are trying to keep the gauge at Kirby …
Madison River Dam: 2,720 cfs Kirby: 3,390 cfs Varney: 4,530 cfs Just want to give everybody a quick heads-up that flows out of Hebgen Dam will likely be increasing over the weekend. We received a letter from PPL, and the long and the short of it is this: “ ‘The excess precipitation this spring, around …
