Madison River Dam: 1,010 cfs Kirby: 1,130 cfs I suppose these reports are getting a little repetitive, but the dry fly action continues to produce consistent numbers of browns and rainbows throughout the wade section, and the nymph bite is just as good if not better. The most effective patterns have been #18-20 Griffith’s gnats …
Madison River Dam: 1,030 cfs Kirby: 1,110 cfs Kelly and I headed down river today around the West Fork, but 10-15 mph winds made the dry fly fishing a little tough as all the midges were getting blown off the water and no heads were poking up. Time for plan B. We headed back above …
Madison River Dam: 1,030 cfs Kirby: 1,110 cfs Well the sun didn’t come out until I was walking back to the house but no matter, there were heads everywhere I went, and they were eating every bug they saw…including mine. Clusters, singles, doubles they were eating them all. As usual this time of year, the …
Madison River Dam: 1,060 cfs Kirby: 1,110 cfs     It’s been more of the same on the Upper Madison these days, with very little pressure and lots of fish to be had. There were four cars down at Raynold’s Bridge and two cars parked at the Three Dollar entrance, so we headed down to Pine …
Madison River Dam: 1,100 cfs Kirby: 1,130 cfs Temperatures in the Madison Valley climbed above 32 degrees over the last couple of days, and there has been relatively no wind south of Lyon’s Bridge. I went down to Raynold’s Pass for an hour an a half hoping to get in on some dry fly action, …
Madison River Dam: 1,150 cfs Kirby: 1,210 cfs We’ve been blessed with a lot of snow over the past week, and our snow pack is currently holding at 124% in the Madison Range…..Hopefully it keeps on dumping and we’ll have plenty of water for the upcoming season. Water temps are hovering around 35 degrees Between …
Madison River Dam: 900 cfs Kirby: 937 cfs Varney: 1,060 cfs The last few days have been pretty windy over here, and it looks like we are in store for some more 20 mph+ afternoons through the weekend. Nymphing small midges and baetis patterns remains your best option if you are looking for numbers, but …
Madison River Dam: 900 cfs Kirby: 948 cfs Varney: 1,080 cfs Sounded like it was a little tougher out on the river today, but the Madison has been fishing well this week. For the Dry/Nymph anglers looking to hit the wade section, you’ll do best nymphing midges and baetis nymphs in the #18-20 range in …
Madison River Dam: 910 cfs Kirby: 959 cfs Varney: 1,050 cfs The cold snap last Thursday made for some tough fishing over the next few days, particularly down by Ennis, as water temps dropped between 6-8 degrees above their normal highs. Sunday was a different story though, and we saw more than a few bent …
Madison River Dam:Â 931 cfs Kirby: 948 cfs Varney: 1,060 cfs The nymph bite has been pretty impressive over the last three days on the Upper Madison, and we are soaking up the last warm rays of Indian Summer before the snow hits tomorrow night. Grey RS2s, BWO Barr’s emergers, $3 dips, #18 silver lightening …
