Madison River Dam: 1,230 cfs Kirby: 1,610 cfs Varney: 2,190 cfs It’s easy to forget the fact that you were fishing in 70 degree temps a few days ago when you wake up to 3 inches of fresh snow on the ground, and we are still very much in the middle of quite the winter …
Madison River Dam: 1,060 cfs Kirby: 1,580 cfs Varney: 2,260 cfs Not much has changed over the last four days…lots of solitude and great fishing on nymphs and streamers up here on the Upper Madison. Visibility is still holding at around a foot and the river is running green. We got word today from PPL …
Madison River Dam: 1,030 cfs Kirby: 1,560 cfs Varney: 2,300 cfs We awoke yesterday morning to frost on the windshield, and an empty parking lot at 7:00 a.m.– a true rarity for opening day, but with salmon flies and goldens on the Henry’s Fork it was bound to take a little pressure off the Madison. …
Madison River Dam: 1,010 cfs Kirby: 1,620 cfs Varney: 2,470 cfs It was good to see all the familiar faces in the shop today getting ready for the opener, and we are looking forward to another great season on the Upper Madison in 2012. We won’t have an actual fishing report until tomorrow afternoon, as …
Madison River Dam: 1,260 cfs Kirby: 1,320 cfs Varney: 1,610 cfs It has certainly been a pleasant April around here, as Spring-like temperatures (or just playing Spring) continue to grace the valleys of Southwest Montana. We’ve been spending some time on the Big Hole over the last week, and had some great streamer action throughout …
Madison River Dam: 963 cfs Kirby: 1,110 cfs Varney: 1,370 cfs It’s been a warm and windy week here on the Madison, and fishing has been day to day below McAtee. We did a streamer float from Varney to Town yesterday (yes, the Ennis take out is open), and caught 6 nice fish including a …
Madison River Dam: 1,110 cfs Kirby: 1,190 cfs Winter fishing continues to produce good numbers of fish on the Madison, and from the looks of things, quite a few of you have figured this out…Either way, there are still miles and miles of river to explore. Nymph fishing continues to be excellent with small $3 …
Madison River Dam: 1,170 cfs Kirby: 1,270 cfs Although streamer fishing is still a good bet right now, every day that passes brings us closer and closer to winter fishing (basically what we consider unproductive streamer fishing). We fished between the lakes for about 4 hours yesterday, and there were actually a few people out …
Feels like Winter out there (probably because it is), but there is still plenty of good fishing and miles of solitude to be had. We are still fishing streamers with success in the wade section and between the lakes, but the fish are definitely a little more sluggish this week in response to colder water temperatures.
Madison River Dam: 1,250 cfs Kirby: 1,330 cfs Yup, it’s winter out there. Water temps between the lakes continue to drop, and its currently holding at around 42.5 degrees. You’ll find a little warmer water around the West Fork at mid-day, but only by a degree or two. What does this mean for the streamer …
