The recent cool weather and rain has only improved the Madison. Most of the tribs and feeder creeks are still pumping in a lot of mud, but you can find some clear water that is fishing well. The same spots that were fishing well on the Upper last week continue to do so. Between Hebgen […]
River – Madison
The Upper Madison is a little more clear than last week. Flows out of Hebgen have surprisingly dropped over the past few days. A stretch of river just below the dam is closed, so heads up. The river between the dam and Cabin Creek is your best bet between the lakes, but the rest of […]
Don’t interpret the title of this post to mean that the Madison is fishing great. It isn’t. Fishing well in a few places, but not great. With the recent rain and warm weather, water clarity is dropping along the entire river. However, there are still some places where you can fish relatively clear water and […]
After that depressing Gallatin report, we could all use some good news. As opposed to most area rivers, the Madison has been fishing great! Both the Upper and Lower are seeing lots of good action. Remember that the Upper is now completely open to boat and wade fishing. There is now a lot of water to cover, […]
With runoff just around the corner on many of the area rivers, tailwaters like the Madison are going to see a lot of fishing pressure. Although, with the recent emergence of Mother’s Day Caddis on the Yellowstone and other waters, the Madison has been pleasantly uncrowded recently. Live it up while you can. The big […]
The Madison continues to be a strong fishery. Both the Upper and Lower have been producing a lot of fish lately, even with the water muddying up somewhat. We are all eagerly awaiting the opening of the stretch between Quake Lake and MacAtee Bridge on the 16th. The Upper has seen a lot of traffic […]
Yesterday was a good day. Camille and I had a chance to run out to Bear Trap Canyon in the afternoon for a few hours. It was the first time we had ever fished together, so it was a good opportunity to get to know each other better. As we walked in, we were both […]
As always it seems to, the Madison continues to fish well. The warm weather has pushed some mud and sediment into the river, but visibility is still very fishable to excellent. I have heard reports of crystal clear water around 8 Mile Bridge on the Upper. Speaking of the Upper, one of my co-workers was […]
Even with all this new snow, the Madison is fishing well. Both the upper and the lower are in pretty good shape right now. The snow might have slowed things up for a few days, but look for fishing to really pick up this weekend with the warmer weather. The rainbows are in the middle […]
The Madison is a great spring time fishery. It has been good all year and is just getting better. Wade fishing is probably the best way to fish the Madison right now, just be very careful around spawning beds, as the rainbows are really going at it. Nymphing has been very productive in Bear Trap […]
There is a lot of great fly fishing water in Montana – most of it is pretty darned well known to those who frequent the area, some of it is not so well known. In addition to the Yellowstone National Park waters that we’ve been covering for the past several years at Best Fly Fishing […]
The relatively short section of the Madison River inside the Park is oft overlooked by the legions of fly fisher folk migrating into the Park each day from West; though most would agree that the Madison flowing along the road from West into Madison Junction is one of the prettiest rivers in the world. In […]
