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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
