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Madison River - Lower - May 28th, 2005
supplied by: Great Yellowstone Flyfishers
FISHING: Fair
Updated: 5-26-2005
Stream Flow: 2,530cfs
River Conditions: 2,530cfs
Hatches: Baetis, Caddis!
Flies: Big nasty nymphs, small midge patterns, mayfly nymphs and Caddis!!!!
Dries: Caddis, Stimulators, Trudes and BWO's
Nymphs: Mr. Rubberleggs #6-10, Girdle and Yuk Bugs all colors #6-8, Silver lighting bug #14-18, Fox squirril nymph #14, Flashback Caddis #16, Pulsating Caddis #16, Soft hackle copperjohn #18 , Clouser Crayfish #10, Micro-may fly olive #18
Streamers: Bow river Buggers #2-6, Orange Blossom Special #6, Trick or Treat #6, Olive and black Sculpins
Fishing Conditions & Comments:
We have had some mixed reports from the lower. The flows are going down so fishing could be good for the weekend. Please call the shop for an up to the minuite report! Use caution while hiking in Bear Trap Canyon as the Rettlers are out and about!
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Madison River - Lower - May 28th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
Fishing Report: The Lower Madison is flowing high but still remains fishable. Clarity has been between a foot and two feet depending on the day. Cherry Creek is adding a lot of dirty water so stay above Cherry Creek of fish the Western shore of the river to find better water. There is not a lot of hatch activity right now but you will see some caddis and Goldenstones flying around. With the clarity being what it is your best bets are nymphing with large stoneflies or dead drifting streamers under an indicator. The Salmonfly nymphs are starting to migrate to the shoreline so fishing large nymphs has been producing some fish. We generally see the Salmonfly adults on the water sometime between June 10th and June 15th so if you are a Salmonfly addict like myself you should be tying up some of your favorite adult imitations and getting ready to chase the big bugs around the state. We will keep you posted as the hatch progresses and if you would like to be updated about the Salmonflies please send us an email.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Black Conehead Buggers # 4-6, Black Rubberlegs # 4-6, Bitch Creeks # 4-6, Yuk Bug # 4-6 Peacock Caddis # 12-16, Hemingway Caddis # 14-16, Goddard Caddis # 12-14, Parachute Slick Water Caddis # 12-16, Hares Ear Trude # 12-14, Lime Trude # 12-14, Pearl Lite Brite Caddis # 14-16, Mangy Caddis # 14-16
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Madison River - Upper - May 28th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
Fishing Report: The Upper Madison has some fishable water on the upper reaches. The river between the lakes has very good clarity until Cabin Creek and Beaver Creek enter into the system. The water above Cabin Creek is gin clear and there has been good hatches of Midges and Baetis. This is a very short stretch of river and if you head here expect to be fishing with other anglers. Nymphing has been very good during non hatch periods. There are still a few rainbows finishing up their spawning activity so be careful when you are wading through the shallow areas of the river. As you get below Quake lake the river is still maintaing some fishable conditions but visibility will dwindle as you get further downstream. Nymphing below Quake is the name of the game and try fishing a dead drifted streamer as well. This stretch will get you away from the number of anglers in the stretch below Hebgen but you won't have as favorable of conditions as you will above. The West Fork is adding a lot of dirty water so below here you will have a much tougher day.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: BWO Thorax # 14-16, BWO Comparadun # 14-16, Hilda's Parachute # 14-16, Bh Baetis # 14-16, BH Pheasant Tail # 14-16, Olive Biotic Nymph # 14-16, BH Hares Ear # 12-16, San Juan Worm # 10, BH Bugger # 4-6, Kiwi Muddler # 4-6, Copper Zonker # 4-6.
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Madison River - Lower - May 21st, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
Lower Madison River
The flows at the Ennis Powerhouse are 1650 C.F.S. The river is maintaing some clarity and is in fishable condition for the time being. The river above the lake has turned dirty again and we should see the dirty water hit the lower river in the next couple of days. There have been some caddis, goldenstones and a few baetis hatching but the clarity has limited the number of fish on the surface. Nymphing and streamer fishing has been the best method for catching a few fish. Try dead drifting buggers with san juan worms and or stonefly nymphs off the back. The river conditions can change with very little notice this time of year so don't be surprised if the river is not in good shape in the next couple of days.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Black Conehead Buggers # 4-6, Black Rubberlegs # 4-6, Bitch Creeks # 4-6, Yuk Bug # 4-6 Peacock Caddis # 12-16, Hemingway Caddis # 14-16, Goddard Caddis # 12-14, Parachute Slick Water Caddis # 12-16, Hares Ear Trude # 12-14, Lime Trude # 12-14, Pearl Lite Brite Caddis # 14-16, Mangy Caddis # 14-16
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Madison River - Upper - May 21st, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
Upper Madison River
The flows at Kirby Ranch have risen to 1430 C.F.S. in the last couple of days. Tributaries such as Cabin Creek, Beaver Creek and the West Fork of the Madison are all running high and dirty. Cabin Creek and Beaver Creek are the two creeks that need to clear so that the river will be in shape for this weekends openning of the Upper portions of the river. At present the weather and the conditions do not look favorable for clear water on this stretch of the river. The river is clean and fishing very well between Hebgen Lake and Cabin Creek. There are still some spawning rainbows in this stretch of the river so be careful and let the spawning fish take care of business.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Rat Sculpin # 4-6, Whitlocks Sculpin # 4-6, Kiwi Muddler # 4-6, BH Goldenstone # 8-10, Tungstone # 8-10, BH Twenty Incher # 8-10, Biot Stone # 8-10, Bh Prince # 8-12, Red Copper John # 14-18, Red Midge Larvae # 18-20, Olive Midge Larvae # 18-20, Goldilocks # 18-20, Almost a Maggot # 18-20.
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Madison River - Lower - May 14th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
The flows at the Ennis Powerhouse have been going up and down. The current flow this morning was 1830 C.F.S. The river still has some clarity to it but it is only about a foot. The streamer fishing was fair the past couple of days with the cloud cover and rain/snow. There has been some insects hatching including Goldenstones, caddis, baetis and March Browns. The clarity is fairly limiting for the dry fly fishing and your best bets are going to be using large dark colored flies fished under the surface. Clarity has been variable with changes taking place everyday. I would expect to see the river fully get dirty by the first part of next week. The river has been very strange this spring and the clarity could be anyones guess until you get out there.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Black Conehead Buggers # 4-6, Black Rubberlegs # 4-6, Bitch Creeks # 4-6, Yuk Bug # 4-6 Peacock Caddis # 12-16, Hemingway Caddis # 14-16, Goddard Caddis # 12-14, Parachute Slick Water Caddis # 12-16, Hares Ear Trude # 12-14, Lime Trude # 12-14, Pearl Lite Brite Caddis # 14-16, Mangy Caddis # 14-16
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Madison River - Upper - May 14th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 1030 C.F.S. The river has been getting dirty but the cooler weather has given us a little reprieve and cleared the river just enough for it to be fishable. The river is still closed from Quake Lake to McAtte Bridge until next Saturday (May 21st). Many of the tributaries are starting to bring down the snowpack and along with it is dirty water. Cabin Creek, Beaver Creek, Wolf Creek, West Fork and other streams will cause most of the coloration in the river. The river from Hedgen Dam downstream for about a quarter of a mile will remain clear throughout the runoff but it will be crowded. We may be alright throughout the weekend on the Upper river but I would expect it to get pretty ugly by Sunday or Monday.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Rat Sculpin # 4-6, Whitlocks Sculpin # 4-6, Kiwi Muddler # 4-6, BH Goldenstone # 8-10, Tungstone # 8-10, BH Twenty Incher # 8-10, Biot Stone # 8-10, Bh Prince # 8-12, Red Copper John # 14-18, Red Midge Larvae # 18-20, Olive Midge Larvae # 18-20, Goldilocks # 18-20, Almost a Maggot # 18-20.
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Madison River - Lower - May 10th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
The flows at the Ennis Powerhouse are 1330 C.F.S. The caddis are out and the hatch has been a little disapointing so far. Yesterday the conditions were perfect with warm temperatures a little overcast skies and very little wind. The caddis were hatching in good numbers but there were very few fish on the surface feeding. This should change and hopefully today we will see plenty of fish on the surface. The Lower is going to have some crowds on it over the weekend and into next week as the Yellowstone is blown out and the Madison will be the main game in town. When you head to the river don't expect to find lots of solitude. We all have to mind our manners and make the hatch fun for all who are out.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Peacock Caddis # 12-16, Hemingway Caddis # 14-16, Goddard Caddis # 12-14, Parachute Slick Water Caddis # 12-16, Hares Ear Trude # 12-14, Lime Trude # 12-14, Pearl Lite Brite Caddis # 14-16, Mangy Caddis # 14-16, Swimming Pheasant Tail # 14-16, Hotwire Caddis Gold # 14-16, Hotwire Caddis Green # 14-16.
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Madison River - Upper - May 10th, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 1030 C.F.S. The river has come up a bit but the clarity is still in good shape. The river is only open between Hebgen and Quake Lake and McAtte Bridge and Ennis. There are some Goldenstones, caddis and Baetis hatching on the upper river. Don't expect to see a large amount of insects hatching but fishing a dry fly with a bead head dropper has been productive from a boat. Nymphing has been the most productive fishing as of late but many anglers have starred at a strike indicator long enough.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Rat Sculpin # 4-6, Whitlocks Sculpin # 4-6, Kiwi Muddler # 4-6, BH Goldenstone # 8-10, Tungstone # 8-10, BH Twenty Incher # 8-10, Biot Stone # 8-10, Bh Prince # 8-12, Red Copper John # 14-18, Red Midge Larvae # 18-20, Olive Midge Larvae # 18-20, Goldilocks # 18-20, Almost a Maggot # 18-20.
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Madison River - Lower - April 22nd, 2005
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Fair
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]
The flows at the Ennis Powerhouse are 1300 C.F.S. The cold wet weather has helped to stabilize the clarity on the Lower River. Hopefully the river will stay clear for the next few weeks so that we can take advantage of some of the best fishing the rivers offers each year. Spring time is dry fly time on the Lower Madison and right now we are seeing hatches of Baetis and March Browns. The dry fly activity has been put on hold the past couple weeks due to the turning over of Ennis lake as well as high winds that have been keeping the lake from settling and clearing. It appears that this storm system has calmed the winds and the river is starting to clear again. We have had very few reports from the river in the past two weeks but I would not hesitate to head to the lower on the cloudy days and try and get into one of the good baetis hatches. The caddis activity is still a few warm days away and I would expect to maybe see some caddis out by late next week if the forecast is right. We will need several days of warm weather to get the water temperatures up and the caddis flying around. If you would like to receive an update when the caddis start to hatch please sign up for our caddis hatch watch list which is at the top of the report page.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Rat Sculpin # 2-6, Brown Mudd Bugger # 2-6, JJ Special # 4-6, , Egg Patterns, Pink Scud # 14-16, San Juan Worms # 12
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