Madison River Dam: 1,120 cfs Kirby: 1,290 cfs Varney: 1,640 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish very well these days, and although the dry fly fishing isn’t quite as good as the three week extravaganza we had from late June on, fish are still looking up and the nymph fishing has been very consistent. …
Madison River Dam: 1,010 cfs Kirby: 1,240 cfs Varney: 1,640 cfs The Upper Madison continues to fish exceptionally well, and the dry fly fishing has truly been some of the best we’ve seen in recent years. There are still a few isolated patches of salmon flies below Palisades, but the majority of the hatch is …
Madison River Dam: 900 cfs Kirby: 1,200 cfs Varney: 1,660 cfs The Upper Madison is in top shape right now, and the dry fly fishing has been great to just downright ridiculous over the last ten days. The bulk of our Salmonflies are between Ruby and Quake Lake, as are the golden stones and yellow …
Madison River Dam: 1,250 cfs Kirby: 1,640 cfs Varney: 2,320 cfs The Upper Madison is fishing good these days, and we are holding at ideal water levels for both wade and float fishing. Fishing in the wade section has been especially good over the last week, and anglers have been doing best on a combination …
Madison River Dam: 1,500 cfs Kirby: 1,960 cfs Varney: 2,730 cfs The flow out of Hebgen has dropped 600 cfs over the last three days, and all the creeks are running clear…looks like run off is just about over around these here parts, and we’re stilling holding at around 3.5 feet of visibility. We had …
Madison River Dam: 1,770 cfs Kirby: 2,280 cfs Varney: 3,000 cfs The Upper Madison is looking good these days, and we’re currently holding at around 3.5 feet of visibility. Despite the improved clarity, it sounds like the fishing has been a little inconsistent over the last few days, and the fish seem to want different …
Madison River Dam: 2,100 cfs Kirby: 2,580 cfs Varney: 3,470 cfs We’ve had another great week of fishing on the Upper Madison, and the nymph and streamer bite continues to impress even the most skeptical anglers on just how well the upper section fishes in the dirt. Visibility is still around 1.5 feet, but with …
Madison River Dam: 1,680 cfs Kirby: 2,700 cfs Varney: 4,330 cfs The flow up here has been rising steadily over the past 4 days, and just about all the creeks in the drainage are gushing mud. In addition, another plug of mud has made its way through Quake, and we are back to around 2 …
Madison River Dam: 1,620 cfs Kirby: 1,990 cfs Varney: 2,640 cfs The flow out of Hebgen Dam has gone up almost 400 cfs over the last week, and we are currently holding at just under 2,000 cfs above the West Fork. While this may wash out a little more holding water than we had a …
Madison River Dam: 1,430 cfs Kirby: 1,700 cfs Varney: 2,190 cfs Visibility has improved on the Upper Madison over the last few days, and we are now holding at just over two feet and green. Fishing continues to be very productive in the wade section with nymphs and streamers, and we’ve even had a few …
