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.
Black/Olive Double Screamer With the low visibility we’ve been having, the combination of the darker silhouette put out by the olive and black marabou with the flash of silver ice dub body have made the ol’ black and olive double screamer a deadly fly on the Madison this week.
Madison River Dam: 1,390 cfs Kirby: 2,280 cfs Another letter from PPL: A flow change was made at Hebgen today about 1:00 PM. The flows were reduced from about 1610 cfs to about 1400 cfs. This adjustment plus the rain should bring the project up to full pool over the next few days. Hebgen Lake …
Madison River Dam: 1,990 cfs Kirby: 2,780 cfs She’s on the fall folks, and we received this letter today from PPL: As fast as the flows increased they are now decreasing. The flows on the Madison above Hebgen have dropped from a high of 1650 cfs on June 5 down to 890 cfs currently. Computed …
Dam: 2,650 cfs Kirby: 3,200 cfs and rising Another letter from PPL… Inflows into Hebgen Lake continue to be about 2615 cfs. To slow down the rate of filling the lake and account for potential rainfall forecasted for the next several days, two increases were made today. One at about noon and the second about …
Dam: 2,340 cfs Kirby: 2,580 cfs and rising We received this letter a couple minutes ago from PPL of Montana: Inflows into Hebgen Lake continue to be above 3300 cfs. To slow down the rate of filling the lake, three increases will be made today. The outflow will be increased from about 1430 cfs to …
Madison River Dam: 1,410 cfs Kirby: 1,940 cfs and rising Last week was another wet one throughout Southwest Montana. We all know that we’ll be counting our blessings when August comes around, but a lot of people around here are just flat out ready for summer. That being said, we received this letter from FWP …
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Madison River Hebgen Dam: 671 cfs Kirby: 1050 cfs Any fear of water shortages has been laid to rest, as the Madison River drainage finally reached its 100% average today…and were not done yet. For more information on snow pack/ moisture content throughout the state click here. Its been a wet couple of weeks, but …
Madison River Hebgen Dam: 688 cfs Kirby: 959 cfs What an opener! Opening weekend on the Upper Madison was filled with partly-cloudy skies, sixty degree temperatures, gin-clear water, and very willing trout. The fishing wasn’t on fire, but it was still pretty damn good. There were some decent heads up on BWOs and midges in …
Madison River Report Hebgen Dam: 663 cfs Kirby: 731 cfs The warmer temperatures of April seem to have dissipated into thin air, as rain and snow continue to provide the area with much needed moisture after a fairly easy winter in South West Montana. The Upper Madison has been fishing very well in between the …
