by admin | Dec 21, 2008 | Madison River, Yellowstone National Park Winter
With the flows out of Hebgen Dam at 688cfs, there is bound to be some good fishing on the Madison, if it ever warms up. The gage at Kirby Ranch is registering “ICE” on the USGS Streamflow web site. I have yet to go down to the river since our average temps have...
by admin | Dec 14, 2008 | Yellowstone National Park Winter
Finally, some snow graced our mountains and it now feels a little more like winter. I would bet that there was almost 8 inches on the ground before the winds kicked it up and turned the ground into wave-like formations of snow…..the drift. There was a skinny drift...
by admin | Dec 11, 2008 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
For some reason, Mother Nature has decided to go easy on us so far this winter. There is not much for accumulation around 6666 ft, but there is enough snow for touring in Yellowstone and the area’s backcountry on skis at higher elevations. Molly and I dusted off the...
by admin | Dec 5, 2008 | Madison River
It has been while since my last post on the fishing report. There were three trips to the Missouri, bird hunting, elk hunting and a 2 week trip to Southern Oregon and Northern California since September 23rd. Not to mention a pile of days spent fishing the Madison...
by admin | Sep 23, 2008 | Madison River
Out of Hebgen: 1800 cfs At Kirby : 1920cfs THE RIVER WILL DROP TO 850 CFS BY THURSDAY SEPT 25TH, 2008 Two nights ago I got a phone call from a friend in Ennis who had just spoke with the folks at the Dam. After loosing 9 plus feet out of Hebgen in 22 days they got...
