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: [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...
FLOWS: A solid Madison River rainbow heading home! Hebgen 705 cfs Kirby 1,030 cfs Varney 1,680 cfs VISIBILITY: Good at 2-3 feet The Upper Madison River has a slight green color but is continuing to drop and clear every day after it's peak flow on May 31st at 5,610 cfs at Varney...
Current Madison River flows: [caption id="attachment_1886" align="alignright" width="300"]Madison River rainbow's like this are a lot of fun to try and hold on to![/caption] Hebgen 942 cfs Kirby Ranch 1,030 cfs Varney Bridge 1,150 cfs VISIBILITY: Very good at 3-4 feet Current Madison River flows out of Hebgen have...
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and Permittee for the Madison, Big Hole and Beaverhead Rivers.
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