My son David is a huge fan of the Beaverhead and it's very large trout! The Beaverhead River is open to fishing from the spillway at Clark Canyon Dam to it's confluence with the Jefferson in Twin Bridges. We all eagerly await the regular season opener...
FLOWS: Divide 979 cfs Melrose 895 cfs Glen 939 cfs CONDITIONS: Visibilty is good at about 3 feet [caption id="attachment_2274" align="alignright" width="311"] Kevin shows off his catch, a lovely Big Hole River Brown sporting a big kype.[/caption] The Big Hole River flows are currently running pretty flat and in really...
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...
[caption id="attachment_2162" align="alignright" width="300"] This brown ate a Sparkle Minnow![/caption] FLOWS: Maiden Rock 468 cfs Melrose 509 cfs Glen 570 cfs VISIBILTY: Good at 3+ feet The Big Hole River flows are dropping again after a slight bump due to some rain that jumped the flows to almost 550...
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...
Big Hole River Fishing Report 6-26-14 Fly Fishing near Missoula [caption id="attachment_2010" align="alignright" width="300"] A heavy shouldered Big Hole River brown heading back to the river![/caption] FLOWS: Maiden Rock 3,450 cfs Melrose 3,410 cfs Glen 3,620 cfs VISIBILITY: Good at 3+ feet The Big Hole River is on a...
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...
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