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Madison River - Lower - October 10th, 2005
supplied by: Yellowstone Angler
FISHING: Great
The reports from the Lower Madison have been very good recently. The big browns that the Lower is known for are definitely on the prowl. The most effective technique for these big fish is streamer fishing. Try an Olive Zonker or any of your favorite crayfish patterns. These fish seem to congregate in specific areas so if you find one big guy it may be worth sticking around and prospecting the water close by. Some of our guides really like this water and would be happy to show it to you if you book a day with them.
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Madison River - Lower - September 29th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
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West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
The Lower Madison has been fishing well this week and has been one of the favorite spots with anglers stopping into the store. The chance for catching a big fish on the lower is good and wading access is great. Dead Drifting Sculpin and Crayfish patterns and trailing a small lighting bug or bead head pheasant tail has been the most productive method for taking fish. There have been a couple of anglers who have still been taking some fish on hoppers and most of the reports have been from wading anglers who have hiked into the Bear Trap Canyon Wilderness area. If you are planning a hike into the canyon you should be on the lookout for Black Bears and Poison Ivy. The Rattlesnakes have not been much of an issue of late but there have been several bears sighted on the hillsides above the river. If you head out on a cloudy day you should see a strong hatch of Blue Wings and the fish should start to look for flies on top. I would also suggest stripping the streamers if you get some clouds. The fish tend to chase a fly down more on cloudy days.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Jess's Tan Crayfish # 6-8, Bunny Crayfish # 4-6, Brown Bugger # 6-8, BH Baetis # 14-16, BH Hares Ear # 14-16, BH PT # 14-16, Hotwire Mayfly # 14-16.
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Madison River - Upper - September 29th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
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West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
The Upper Madison has been fishing well. There are still a few fish that will look for a hopper, but beetle patterns are starting to produce some results as the leaves change colors and fall to the shore. Streamer fishing has been fair with lots of fish chasing the fly, but they are having commitment issues. We have had lots of fish chasing a very quickly stripped streamer, however they have only been chasing it. Nymphing the deeper runs near Ennis has been productive with a Tan Sculpin pattern trailed with a sparkle pupae or small mayfly nymph. If you are a wading angler head to the Three Dollar Bridge area where the fish have been interested in beetles and baetis. Nymphing has also been good in this area. Another good area for wade fishing this time of year is the section between Hebgen and Quake Lake. The fish are starting to move out of the lake a bit and into the river. We had one group that had some good fishing with streamers right near the area that the river enters into Quake Lake.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Red Legged Hopper # 8-10, Marshmellow Hopper # 8-10, Turk's Taranutla # 8-10, Gorilla Hopper # 8-10, Parachute Hopper # 8-10, PMX Royal # 12-14, Royal Trude # 12-14, Parahcute Ant # 14-16, FLying Ant # 14-16, Red Copper John # 14-18, Bead Head Pheasant Tail # 12-16, King Prince # 12-14, McCunes Sculpin # 2-4, White Zonker # 2-4, Tan Kiwi Muddler # 2-4.
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Madison River - Lower - September 20th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
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West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
Fishing Report: The Lower Madison has been the most popular destination for most anglers in the past two weeks. The water temps are nice and cool and the fishing has been pretty solid. There have been Baetis, Psuedo Cleons and some Efron Lukons hatching along the lower with most of the dry fly activity centered on the BWO's and Psuedos. Hoppers are also taking a few fish on the surface, especially inside of the Bear Trap Canyon. Floating anglers have been doing well with crayfish patterns trailed with cdc emeregers or small bead head baetis nymphs. You will want to throw the flies onto the weed beds and slowly drag the flies off the weeds. A slow methodical swing has been more productive than a full on fast moving strip on the crayfish. If you are fishing dry flies look for rising fish and stop and hit them hard. Blind fishing a dry fly has been slow, your best dry activity will be when you find consistently rising fish.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Jess's Tan Crayfish # 6-8, Bunny Crayfish # 4-6, Brown Bugger # 6-8, BH Baetis # 14-16, BH Hares Ear # 14-16, BH PT # 14-16, Hotwire Mayfly # 14-16.
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Madison River - Upper - September 20th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
Stream Flow Information [click here]
Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
South ForkMadison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
he Upper Madison has been fishing very well and the fish are still looking for hoppers. The wind has been a factor the past couple of days but the fish have even been eating off the surface on the very windy days. Flying ants are also prevalent on the upper river right now and if the wind is not real heavy you can have some good fishing on ants. Nymph fishing has been good on the river just upstream of Ennis where you have some of the deeper holes. A goldenstone nymph with a caddis larvae has been very productive for several of our guides in the past ten days. Streamers are taking a few fish as well but the action has not been redhot.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Red Legged Hopper # 8-10, Marshmellow Hopper # 8-10, Turk's Taranutla # 8-10, Gorilla Hopper # 8-10, Parachute Hopper # 8-10, PMX Royal # 12-14, Royal Trude # 12-14, Parahcute Ant # 14-16, FLying Ant # 14-16, Red Copper John # 14-18, Bead Head Pheasant Tail # 12-16, King Prince # 12-14, McCunes Sculpin # 2-4, White Zonker # 2-4, Tan Kiwi Muddler # 2-4.
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Madison River - Lower - September 8th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
South ForkMadison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
Fishing Report: The Lower Madison has cooled into the low 60's and the fishing has been good. The highlight right now has been crayfish. The crayfish molt in the spring and again in the fall and when they do they become soft and easy to digest. The fish key into this and take advantage of the large meal. I like to relate it to eating soft shell crab versus dungeness crab. There is a lot less effort that goes into eating a soft shell crab. Dead drifting has been the most productive method over the past week, primarily due to all the bright sunny weather. The weekend forecast is calling for rain and cold so stripping the flies may be very productive with the cloud cover. There has also been some baetis activity and it could explode with rain and cloud cover. Hopper fishing has been producing some results but you will definetly hook into more fish if you head below with a crayfish trailed with a small mayfly nymph off the back. Look for the fishing to really pick up on the Lower Madison.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Jess's Tan Crayfish # 6-8, Bunny Crayfish # 4-6, Brown Bugger # 6-8, BH Baetis # 14-16, BH Hares Ear # 14-16, BH PT # 14-16, Hotwire Mayfly # 14-16.
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Madison River - Upper - September 8th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
South ForkMadison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
Fishing Report: The Upper Madison has been hot. The fish are really keyed into hoppers and flying ants along most of the Upper river. You will want to be sure and have a good supply of tan hoppers and parachute ant patterns if you are heading to the upper. Traffic has slowed slightly but with the holiday weekend it could still be a bit on the crowded side. If you are not floating the river head to the upper reaches of the river near Slide Inn and Three Dollar Bridge. There are still some good hatches in this area and you will not have to deal with floating anglers. Float fisherman should have good success on hoppers and ants from Lyons Bridge all the way down to Varney Bridge. The section between Varney and Ennis has been fair for hopper fishing and very good for nymphing. The deeper pools in this stretch of river are more condusive to nymphing than they are to a fish moving off the bottom and looking for a hopper.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Red Legged Hopper # 8-10, Marshmellow Hopper # 8-10, Turk's Taranutla # 8-10, Gorilla Hopper # 8-10, Parachute Hopper # 8-10, PMX Royal # 12-14, Royal Trude # 12-14, Parahcute Ant # 14-16, FLying Ant # 14-16, Red Copper John # 14-18, Bead Head Pheasant Tail # 12-16, King Prince # 12-14, McCunes Sculpin # 2-4, White Zonker # 2-4, Tan Kiwi Muddler # 2-4.
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Madison River - Lower - August 30th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
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West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
Fishing Report: The Lower Madison has been running around 64 degrees in the morning with a peak in temperature at around 68 degrees by late afternoon. Today it is raining and the river should fish very well. The crayfish are starting to molt and this process makes them very soft. The fish will really key into the crayfish patterns for the next couple of weeks. There has been some hopper fishing on the river as well but with the crayfish molting the fish will really be keyed in on them and not looking for much else to eat. Weekdays will be better for fishing as the warm weather is still bringing out the tubers and recreational floaters on the weekends. Keep your eye on the temperatures as well, warm weather will spike the temps into the high 60's and low 70's which makes recovery for trout difficult.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Jess's Tan Crayfish # 6-8, Bunny Crayfish # 4-6, Brown Bugger # 6-8, BH Baetis # 14-16, BH Hares Ear # 14-16, BH PT # 14-16, Hotwire Mayfly # 14-16.
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Madison River - Upper - August 29th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
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West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
Fishing Report: Some Great reports came in over the weekend on the Upper River. Hopper action was solid along with ants and attractors fished off the back. Nymph fishing on the stretch between Varney and Ennis was productive as well for several differnt anglers that I spoke with. Goldenstone nymphs trailed with bead head caddis larvae provided good results below the surface.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Red Legged Hopper # 8-10, Marshmellow Hopper # 8-10, Turk's Taranutla # 8-10, Gorilla Hopper # 8-10, Parachute Hopper # 8-10, PMX Royal # 12-14, Royal Trude # 12-14, Parahcute Ant # 14-16, FLying Ant # 14-16, Red Copper John # 14-18, Bead Head Pheasant Tail # 12-16, King Prince # 12-14, McCunes Sculpin # 2-4, White Zonker # 2-4, Tan Kiwi Muddler # 2-4.
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Madison River - Upper - August 23rd, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Great
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Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
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West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [click here]
Fishing Report: The Upper Madison has been the saving grace over the past 5 days due to dirty water conditions on the Yellowstone and Gallatin. Both rivers have sinced cleared which will help with the traffic on the river. The fishing has been solid with hoppers trailed with either an ant pattern or small beadhead mayfly nymph off the back. Concentrate your efforts more in the center of the river rather than on the banks. If you want to do more wade fishing rather than floating try the section from Varney down to Ennis. The deeper holes have been producing some large fish on dead drifted sculpins, goldenstones and caddis pupae. If you are a wade fishing angler head to either Valley Garden or the section between Quake lake and Lyons Bridge. These are closed to fishing from boats and will have little to no boat traffic. If you are looking for hatches the upper wade fishing stretch has seen some better hatch activity. Look for caddis in the evening as well as some mayfly spinners. There are also a few Mahogony duns still hatching in the moring and afternoon hours. Ants and beetles have also brought some fish to the surface. In the fast water near Raynold's Pass and Three dollar bridge you will want to fish a high floating hopper in front of the ants and beetles. The fish will eat the hoppers but they are also a great lead fly to help you find where your ant or beetle pattern are at. Nymhing will also produce some good results if you are not seeing much action with the dry flies. Serendipities, copper johns and pheasant tails have all been good flies in this upper wade fishing section. If you are heading to the Valley Garden area you will want to fish early or late. The shallow water can warm up a bit and make mid day fishing a little slow. Caddis hatches have been decent in this area in the evenings.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Red Legged Hopper # 8-10, Marshmellow Hopper # 8-10, Turk's Taranutla # 8-10, Gorilla Hopper # 8-10, Parachute Hopper # 8-10, PMX Royal # 12-14, Royal Trude # 12-14, Parahcute Ant # 14-16, FLying Ant # 14-16, Red Copper John # 14-18, Bead Head Pheasant Tail # 12-16, King Prince # 12-14, McCunes Sculpin # 2-4, White Zonker # 2-4, Tan Kiwi Muddler # 2-4.
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