Madison River Dam: 671 cfs Kirby: 780 cfs Varney: 921 cfs JUST A REMINDER THAT THE UPPER MADISON BETWEEN QUAKE LAKE AND MCATEE BRIDGE AS WELL AS FROM ENNIS BRIDGE TO ENNIS LAKE IS CLOSED TO ALL FISHING UNTIL MAY 16TH. The Upper Madison is still fishing very well with nymphs from McAtee down to … Read more
Madison River Dam: 663 cfs Kirby: 741 cfs Varney: 906 cfs JUST A REMINDER THAT THE UPPER MADISON BETWEEN QUAKE LAKE AND MCATEE BRIDGE AS WELL AS FROM ENNIS BRIDGE TO ENNIS LAKE IS CLOSED TO ALL FISHING UNTIL MAY 16TH. It’s been a nice change of pace to wake up to fresh snow on … Read more
Madison River Dam: 832 cfs Kirby: 923 cfs It’s been a chilly one out there this week, and we got word that the lower river down by Ennis was a bit on the slushy side yesterday afternoon, so you may want to head more towards the wade section between Quake and Lyons if you plan … Read more
Madison River Dam: 851 cfs Kirby: 959 cfs Varney: 1,180 cfs Well it had it happen sooner or later, but true Fall temperatures have finally descended upon the Madison Valley. This seems to have only helped the bite over the last week, and the Upper Madison has been fishing well on all fronts. Nymph rigs … Read more
Madison River Dam: 861 cfs Kirby: 948 cfs Varney: 1,160 cfs Fishing has been good on the Upper Madison this week, as we continue to bask in the incredibly warm October weather. Midges and Baetis nymphs are still producing most of the action below the surface, and we are seeing quite a few BWOs emerging … Read more
Madison River Dam: 880 cfs Kirby: 1,030 cfs Varney: 1,230 cfs The weather patterns have been unseasonably warm for this little corner of the World, with highs in the mid-sixties to low-seventies over the last couple of weeks. We have finally started to see our larger Fall Baetis (#20’s) emerging this week, which has been … Read more
Madison River Dam: 1,020 cfs Kirby: 1,140 cfs Varney: 1,300 cfs After a week of marginal fishing, the Upper Madison is back on track and fishing well. Streamers and nymphs have been productive both on and off the banks, but the dry fly bite has been the most inconsistent as of late. Olive, black, and … Read more
Madison River Dam: 722 cfs Kirby: 1,250 cfs Varney: 1,950 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish extremely well throughout the entire river. Sure there have been a few off days, but even then people are picking up decent numbers of good fish. The wade section is still mostly a nymphing game right now, and … Read more
Madison River Dam: 785 cfs Kirby: 1,350 cfs Varney: 2,280 cfs Ok…we were wrong. If you recall from our last report, we mentioned that you shouldn’t expect to see 2+ feet of visibility for at least a couple weeks. However, the 75 degree highs and warm nights have made for a very quick runoff in … Read more
Madison River Dam: 963 cfs Kirby: 1,060 cfs Varney: 1,180 cfs THE UPPER MADISON IS CLOSED TO FISHING FROM QUAKE LAKE TO MCATEE BRIDGE AS WELL AS FROM ENNIS BRIDGE TO ENNIS LAKE UNTIL MAY 17TH. THE SECTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN TO FISHING ARE THE MADISON BETWEEN HEBGEN DAM AND QUAKE LAKE AND BETWEEN … Read more
