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: 2,490 cfs Kirby: 3,240 cfs Varney: 4,900 cfs Good reports keep coming in from the wade section, and the word seems to have finally gotten out, as we are starting to see “more” people out on the river this week, but the crowds are still slim compared to what we’ll see in …
Madison River Dam: 2,430 cfs Kirby: 3,370 cfs Varney: 4,760 cfs The wade section continues to fish very well despite high water and 6-8 inches of visibility, and this weekend has been no exception. Just about everyone who stopped in yesterday said they did well, and we also had some very happy clients come back …
Madison River Dam: 2,410 cfs Kirby: 3,350 cfs (rising) Varney: 5,030 cfs The mud finally came through Quake last night, and the Upper River currently has about 10 inches of visibility above the West Fork. Flows were also raised about 100 cfs today, but we are expecting that to increase over the next few days, …
Madison River Dam: 2,280 cfs Kirby: 2,950 cfs Varney: 3,860 cfs After a great weekend of solid fishing, the Madison is still running with stable flows and about 3 feet of visibility above the West Fork Bridge. The West Fork of the Madison has started to throw a lot of mud into the river as …
Madison River Dam: 2,200 cfs Kirby: 2,560 cfs Varney: 3,050 cfs Everyone who stopped in the shop yesterday, which would be a total of about 12, came back with very big smiles on their faces. The Upper River continues to fish exceptionally well, and we currently have about 3 feet of visibility with stable flows …
Madison River Dam: 2,200 cfs Kirby: 2,640 cfs Varney: 3,470 cfs The river is absolutely P-R-I-M-E. Quake went from brown to green, and thus, so too is the Upper Madison right now. With well over a foot of visibility, and plenty of holding water, NOW would be a good time to head up here to …
Madison River Dam: 2,240 cfs Kirby: 2,480 cfs Varney: 3,220 cfs The Madison is on the rise again, which will usually put the fishing off for another 24 hours or so, but reports have been good over the last few days. Water clarity remains at around 4-6 inches, and as of yesterday, the float section …
Madison River Dam: 1,620 cfs Kirby: 1,910 cfs Varney: 2,510 cfs Yesterday was another great opener on the Upper Madison, and we had good reports all through the wade section. Water clarity remains around 8 inches of visibility, and the usual suspects were top producers: Warbirds, Pat’s Stones, San Juans, midges, and caddis larva all …
Madison River Dam: 1,250 cfs Kirby: 1,580 cfs Varney: 2,120 cfs Mud, Chocolate Milk, Bosco, Nestle’s Quik, Hershey Syrup, Yoo Hoo, Ovaltine…whatever you want to call it, she’s made it all the way through Quake, and probably won’t be going anywhere for quite some time. That being said, The visibility is right around 6 inches, …
Madison River Dam: 1,200 cfs Kirby: 1,400 cfs Varney: 1,720 cfs A couple days worth of 60 degree temperatures finally got Beaver and Cabin Creek rolling, and you can probably count on Cabin mudding up half the river for quite some time now. That being said, fishing has been good in between the lakes, but …
