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Madison River - Upper - August 1st, 2004
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]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 937 C.F.S. The Upper river is starting fish hopperific. Hoppers are the main game on the upper madison right now. There are also a few flying ants and some caddis activity on the river. You may also see some other aquatic hatches but they have been fairly sporadic. Dry dropper rigs are your best bet and concentrate on fishing the middle of the river and the deeper buckets next to the large boulders. If you are floating and you fish the banks you will find plenty of small fish that are eager to eat your flies. The larger fish tend to be in the middle of the river when the flows drop in the later part of the summer. Hoppers with a small bead head caddis larvae or small mayfly nymph has been the most productive fishing for those floating the river. If you are a wading angler try fishing the river close to Raynold's Pass and the Three Dollar Bridge area. Hatches are more prominent in this part of the river and it is a wade fishing only stretch of river. You may see a boat or two on this part of the river, which is well within the limits of the regulations, they are just not allowed to fish while they are in the boat. Hoppers and Beetle patterns have been producing well during the middle of the day on this part of the river and in the evening you can have some great success fishing attractor patterns and caddis imitations to rising fish. If you are going to wade fish the Valley Garden area near Ennis do it early in the morning or late at night. The water temps warm up during the heat of the day because the river is shallow and branches into so many channels in this area. The caddis activity has been good in the Valley Garden area late in the evening and up until dark.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Bh Prince #6-10, Mangy Caddis #14-16, Hotwire Caddis #12-16, Copper John #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Stimulator #10-14, Parachute Adams #14-16, Chernobly Hopper #8-10, Daves Hopper #8-10, Chubby Chernobly #6-8, Foam Flying Ant #12-14.
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Madison River - Upper - July 25th, 2004
supplied by: The Stonefly Inn
FISHING: Good
The Fishing Factor - July25th, 2004
As we reach the midway point of our summer season our schedule is starting to ease up a bit from the June/July rush. Our tactics are changing a bit, from the gentlemans hours of 9 to 6 in the spring to a bit more aggresive schedule - launching the boat at 0600, being off the water by 2 in the afternoon. Although we are not experiencing the 100+ degree days of summers past, it is still hot. An afternoon/evening float is producing well for us as well - there are plenty of fish looking up as the caddis start moving when the sun goes down. It is a good feeling sliding the boat off the trailer as most of the others are taking out - heading back to the lodge. Evenings are cool, the wildlife (and the fish) are more active and I like it. Summer tactics, for summer fish. Its whats going on around here.
There are hoppers on the Madison, hoppers on the Beav, hoppers on the Big Hole, hoppers on the Ruby, hoppers on the Yellowstone, and dont forget the summer stonefly. Just because you dont see them, doesnt mean they arent there. The attentive angler will see schucks along the rocks on all of these rivers - but they are nocturnal. Unlike the very evident salmonfly hatch of 1 month ago - these fish only see them in the wee hours, and they know it. The nymphs are there, the fish eat them on a regular basis as well, but to get them to eat it on top - you better be fishing the first or last hour of the day.
As far as the catching - the big fish are out to play. The day after the wedding, I floated with my two cousins - some 10 years had passed since we wet a line together - and we saw more big fish to the fly in one day than I have ever seen. The weeks since then have been steadily producing several opportunities per day at larger than average fish.
With August right around the corner, the hopper fishing should get nothing but better, the foothills are green, the rivers have water and we have a few openings. Maw nature is taking good care of us sportsmen this year with daily rainstorms minus the dry lightning, and the word around the campfire is that the fire season that so many run from is gioing to be minimal. If you have a hankering to toss a fly to the banks in Montana this fall, and havent already made your reservations, now is the time - who knows, your picture could be on the next newsletter with a 20"+ Montana brwon trout.
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Madison River - Lower - July 24th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Poor
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 1160 C.F.S. It doesn't appear that they have started the pulse flowing that normally comes along with the heat of summer. It would expect to see some pulses of water in the river soon. As of 8 am this morning the water temp on the lower river was at 73 degrees which is much too warm for anglers to safely pratice catch and release fishing. Please respect the great resource that we have in the lower madison river and let the fish have the best chance at getting through this tough period on the lower river. If you see anglers on the river please do not hesitate to try and inform them of the situation with the lower madison and ask them to please fish elsewhere.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Great Bikini Hatch on warm afternoons.
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Madison River - Upper - July 24th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
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 upper river has been fishing well during the bright sunny days. I was on the river yesterday and we had extremely variable weather conditions which made for some tough fishing. All the boats that we talked to had similiar fishing which was very marginal. I believe that the weather had a big role in the poor fishing and I would not hesitate to fish the river again if the weather is more stable. We did turn some fish on Hoppers and we were able to hook up some fish on caddis larvae droppers. The hatch activity has slowed but there were still a few PMD's a good number of Yellow Sallies and plenty of caddis still out. I also had several flying ants land inside of the boat but we had no luck with fishing comming up to ant imitations. If you get some bright sunny weather I would not hesitate to give the ants a try. You need to have a high floating ant pattern on the upper river and generally a royal trude is tough to beat for matching the ant hatch. Most of the fish that we did catch were off the banks and in the middle of the river so don't be afraid to move out into the middle of the river and fish some of the deeper water.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Bh Prince #6-10, Mangy Caddis #14-16, Hotwire Caddis #12-16, Copper John #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Stimulator #10-14, Parachute Adams #14-16, Chernobly Hopper #8-10, Daves Hopper #8-10, Chubby Chernobly #6-8, Foam Flying Ant #12-14.
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Madison River - Lower - July 11th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
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 1430 C.F.S. If you must fish the lower river do it early in the morning or late in the evening. Water temps in the am are around 65 degrees and it is warming up to around 70 degrees by late afternoon. These water temps are hard of caught fish due to the lower dissolved oxygen content in the water and the build up of acids in the fish when they are stressed during the fight. The other issue on the lower madison this time of year is the amount of pleasure floaters and tubers who have no control of where they are going. The lower madison is a recreational play ground in the summer months and there is little room for anglers during this time frame. You will have a much better experience if you try somewhere else.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Great Bikini Hatch on warm afternoons.
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Madison River - Upper - July 11th, 2004
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]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 1340 C.F.S. The river has come up alot in the past week and it is taking the fish a little while to get aclimated to the new flows. Hatch activity has been good with all sorts of insects on the water. There are still some random Salmonflies out and about and your best bet for finding the big bugs is above Lyons Bridge in the wade fishing only stretch of the upper river. There are several species of caddis as well as Yellow Sallies and PMD's hatching along the entire length of the river. Crowds have been an issue and everyone just needs to mind their P's and Q's so that everyone can have an enjoyable experience.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Ugly Bug #4-6, Yuk Bug #4-6, Bitch Creek #2-6, Rogue Foam Stone #4, Bullet Head Salmonfly #4, Terranasty #4, Norm Wood Special #6-8, Sofa Pillow #4-6, Bh Prince #6-10, Mangy Caddis #14-16, Hotwire Caddis #12-16, Copper John #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Stimulator #10-14, Parachute Adams #14-16
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Madison River - Lower - June 26th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
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 1450 C.F.S. The lower is fishing well with good hatch activity throughout the day and lasting up till dark. Caddis and PMD's and the most abundant hatches but keep your eye out for fish feeding on Yellow Sallies and Golden Stone adults as well. The weather forecast is calling for overcast weather throughout the weekend and if they are right about the weather the streamer fishing should be decent as well. The Salmonflies are done for the most part, you may see a stray adult of two but the main hatch is on the upper river above Ennis. Nymphing with small caddis larvae and mayflies nymphs has been good during the slow hatch periods. The cool weather has been good for the water temps on the lower. Once the weather warms up keep your eye on the water temps because the lower river does have some thermal issues once we hit our normal summertime weather.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Parachute Adams #14-16, Royal Wulff #12-16, Parachute PMD #14-16 Yellow Stimulator #8-12, Madam X #8-10, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Slick Water Caddis #12-14 Parachute Caddis #12-14, BH Mangy Caddis #14-16, Black Lite Brite Caddis #12-14, Hot wire Caddis #12-14, BH Prince #8-12
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Madison River - Upper - June 26th, 2004
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]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 937 C.F.S. The Salmonfly hatch has been very good all week with the bugs reaching upstream to around the South Madison Rec area. The big fish have been up on the adults and that has been the main game for most of the anglers on the river. There is also a lot of other hatch activity such as caddis, pmd's and Yellow Sallies. If you want to stay away from the big bugs you can have some good fishing for smaller fish with attractor dries trailed with bead head nypmhs on the lower river where the adults are done hatching. The bottom end of the Salmonflies is just upstream of Varney Bridge so from Varney to town you may see less people and have great fishing with the other hatch activity.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Ugly Bug #4-6, Yuk Bug #4-6, Bitch Creek #2-6, Rogue Foam Stone #4, Bullet Head Salmonfly #4, Terranasty #4, Norm Wood Special #6-8, Sofa Pillow #4-6, Bh Prince #6-10, Mangy Caddis #14-16, Hotwire Caddis #12-16, Copper John #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Stimulator #10-14, Parachute Adams #14-16
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Madison River - Upper - June 24th, 2004
supplied by: The Stonefly Inn
FISHING: Good
The stonefly saga continues..... first of all, I apologize for the lack of reports since earlier this month. My office time has been greatly reduced by the number of fishermen visiting this valley. Top that off with the fact that I am much better at sitting on the deck with a cold one than working with my computer and you have a recipe for late evening cocktails, and out of date fishing reports. Enough about my life though - and on to the fishing. At this point, it doesnt really matter wich launch you use on any of our local rivers - you will see bugs of some sort, and catch fish with a variety of techniques. The Big Hole is dropping and running clear, the Beaverhead is producing its normal oversized,size 20 pmd eating browns, and the Madison is covered up with salmonflies. The big bugs are out, and although the fish seem a bit gorged with the nymphs they are definately starting to look up for a floating meal. You will find that the dead drifted fly may not produce as well as say, one that is twiched and stripped. Drag free is definately not an issue over there. The next two weeks should be stellar fishing over on the Maddy as the adults start hatching and coming back to the water to drop eggs. As of today, there are bugs from Story ditch down to Ennis. On the Big Hole, there are yellow sallies, pmd's, green drakes and a few caddis fluttering around - it seems the fish flat dont care at times what you throw at them.
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Madison River - Upper - June 14th, 2004
supplied by: Montana Troutfitters
FISHING: Good
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 900 C.F.S. The river is clearing below the West Fork and the fishing is heating up on the lower river close to Ennis. The river is dirty green and in good shape for fishing. There have been no adults as of yet, however we are very close to seeing the adults on the river near Ennis. The big nymphs are working their way to the banks and we may see some adults start to hatch by mid week. The weather forecast looks good for the hatch to start sometime this week and if you can take anytime off from work you may want to try and get out. Flows are on the low side but it should not hender the early fishing on the lower portions of the upper. We may also see the power company let out some water as the rainbow fry begin to emerge from the gravel. This is an ongoing project that the power company has been working on to try and manage the Whirling Disease issue on the Madison river. The flows have been low because they are storing water to release when the fry come out of the gravel. If you would like more information on the project visit the Whirling Disease Foundation website or email for extra details.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Black CH Buggers #2-6, Black Beauty #2-6, CH Bow Bugger #2-6, Yuk Bug #2-6, Ugly Bug #4-8 Egg Patterns, San Juan Worms, BH Prince #8-12, Griffith's Gnat #16-18, Mother Shucker #20, Red Midge Larvae #18-20
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