The Bunny and Beadhead One of our favorite and most successful tactics for catching big trout is to add a dropper nymph off the back of your streamer. The "Bunny and a Beadhead" or "Dragging Junk" rig (as it's affectionately known around the rivers of southwest...
The Madison River's fabled Salmon Fly hatch is still going strong on the upper river from Palisades to Storey Ditch and we're catching some great trout on the big dry! The big bugs are already hatched below from Storey Ditch to Ennis. The dry fly...
Watching an early morning snow squall come through the The Ruby Valley, I'm second guessing our decision to float with guides Graham and Art. As I gather my gear, I watch popcorn snow and sleet blowing sideways through the yard. "If it comes in fast...
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks releases it's annual report on trout populations, native fish protection and temperature patterns on the Madison River. FWP electro-shocks sections of all of our rivers biannually to keep an accurate record of fish populations, species dissemination and over all fishery...
FLOWS: Hebgen Dam-663 cfs Kirby Ranch-741cfs Varney Bridge-891 cfs CONDITIONS: Visibility is very good at 4-5 feet The Upper Madison Rivers continues to drop and the fishing is great! An unseasonably warm spring and a lack of ice has the fish on the bite and anglers happy, happy happy!...
Its mid February and The Madison River is usually frozen solid and not even considered fishable until the "The Gorge" has subsided. Well this winter's mild temps have kept the ice from being an issue and the winter bite has been good as a result....
FLOWS: Hebgen Dam 851 cfs Kirby Ranch 948 cfs Varney Bridge 1,180 cfs CONDITIONS: Visibility is very good at 3 to 4 feet. [caption id="attachment_2170" align="alignright" width="300"] Steve shows off a solid Madison River rainbow trout![/caption] The Upper Madison River has remained stable and flat in terms of flows...
Fall has arrived in southwest Montana and The Madison River is in prime condition for some great pre-spawn brown trout fishing. The flows have remained fairly flat since last month. "Indian Summer" like weather conditions have made for some awesome October fly fishing. We know...
Flows: [caption id="attachment_2115" align="alignright" width="300"] A heavy shouldered streamer eating Madison River brown trout.[/caption] Hebgen Dam 1,050 cfs Kirby Ranch 1,240 fcs Varney 1,420 cfs Since last week the Madison River has been bumped a couple times, 10% increments to pulse the lower river and keep water temps cold. This...
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