by admin | Jun 11, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
FLOWS Madison @ Kirby Ranch: 3530 cfs….. blown out completely….more to come. Missouri below Holter: 15,000 cfs….huge, but clear. The Missouri has cleared and maybe now it has stabilized at 15,000 cfs….maybe. Doubt it. It has rained...
by admin | Jun 7, 2010 | Madison River, Missouri River
The word last night in Craig was another 500 cfs for the river. However, the Missouri is jumping huge today. The gate keepers are going to blow the horn twice letting out 2000 cfs each time. 10,000 cfs by the end of the day…..more is coming. Hebgen Lake is...
by admin | Jun 6, 2010 | Madison River, Missouri River
Missouri River: 6000 cfs and rising. Sunny, windy @ times, but nymping well. Madison @ Kirby Ranch: 2170 and rising. gone are the days of roping them at $3 and Reynolds. For now anyways. Almost three weeks of rain……solid. The Missouri around Craig is...
by admin | May 30, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
This sunday morning is a bit gloomy around these parts. Drizzle comes and goes, the sun just won’t shine and the wind is blowing…..again. We took a drive yesterday afternoon to show some of our friends from Denver the Madison Valley. For a brief moment,...
by admin | May 28, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River, Missouri River
We left the house in the rain, saw a bit of sunshine around Quake Lake and then entered the downpour in the Madison Valley. At first, the weather was warm and tolerable, but sometime around 1:30 the wind shifted out of the north and it got down right cold. The...
by admin | May 27, 2010 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, 11. JOE'S VAULT - Ramblings of a Fly Fishing Guide, Madison River, Missouri River
SNOWPACK Madison Range – 96 % Gallatin Range – 126 % Jefferson Range – 106 % FLOWS Madison below Hebgen – 663 cfs Madison @ Kirby Ranch – 860 cfs Missouri below Holter – 4590 cfs The last month of precip has saved...
