The Madison River Foundation (in yesterday’s newsletter) kindly provided an update on the Montana FWP’s Citizens Advisory Committee’s work on reviewing the Madison’s recreation management plan. Note there are only two meetings left on the schedule (highlighted below). Richard at the MRF doesn’t expect a great deal to change…. For the most part it looks […]
River – Madison
From the Madison River Foundation’s newsletter today comes a poke at FWP’s Madison River Recreation Management Plan CAC latest meeting this past weekend. Sounds like a long debate day yielded anemic results. I don’t blame the bulk of the committee members; as we’ve said in multiple posts we several of the committee and know they […]
Via the Madison River Foundation Newsletter – Arasta Creek is a tributary of Wigwam Creek in the Gravelly Range. Wigwam contains a population of native westslope cutthroat trout that we’ve been working to preserve and protect since 2005. In cooperation with the US Forest Service and the Bar 7 Ranch we’ve installed fencing along sections […]
The second of four public meetings discussing the evolving Madison River Management Plan will be held tonight in Bozeman. The meeting, hosted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, will start at 6 pm at the Bozeman Comfort Inn. Be there or be prepared to forever hold your peace if you don’t appreciate what eventually comes […]
Folks in Montana are gathering to develop a management plan for the famed Madison. While something like this seems overdue considering the tales I have heard of the rubber hatch on the lower river (see the link above for more info), one can’t help but worry about what Malcolm Gladwell described as “creeping determinism,” or […]
Once again hot off the press from the Madison Gallatin TU Chapter: The ditch rescue has been postponed. The managers of the ditch have not closed the headgates as we were informed on Friday. Seems the managers are at war with a beaver who has taken up residence in the ditch! It appears that the rescue […]
Hot off the press from the Madison Gallatin TU Chapter: As you may know, thousands of trout typically are stranded in the 16-mile-long ditch when the head gate is closed in the fall. In the past volunteers have returned thousands of fish to the Madison River. Valley Garden Ranch, the ditch operator, has been very helpful in […]
I took this a couple of weeks back. Some of that snow is flowing down the Madison now.
Fall has hit the Madison. The Lower has woken back up, the Upper is still kicking ass, and the river is in all around great shape. Fishing the Lower these days is pretty easy. Crawfish, streamers, sculpins, big princes and stonefly nymphs are all taking fish. Look for a pretty good Baetis hatch in the […]
The Madison is fishing well right now. Even the Lower is starting to come around. Water temps are cooling off, and flows have come back up on the Upper river, allowing for better floating options. Like I said, the Lower is coming around. Water temps are the main factor, and they are really starting […]
Flows have come up a bit on the Upper Madison, which is good news for those of us with boats. There still are a few spots that you need to watch pretty carefully, but on the whole it is much better. Due to some of the cool nights, the Lower is finally starting to turn […]
The Madison continues to fish well. Flows on the Upper river are holding at right under 1,000 cfs. The cooler weather and rain earlier this week bumped flows a little bit, but water clarity was not that affected. The Lower remains locked in the grip of the tubers, but should be starting to fish better […]
