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Back for winter

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...

Down goes the flow….finally

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...

Hebgen Dam……still flowing

The flows out of Hebgen are 3200 cfs.  The following text comes from PPLs website. It was written on Spet 5th. ” PPL Montana working to slow flows from Hebgen Dam PPL Montana plans to install a steel bulkhead Monday to slow flows from the damaged intake...

A day off…

out of Hebgen: 851 cfs at Kirby: 959 cfs Two days ago I guided the wade stretch and we had one of the best days of dry fly fishing I have seen all season long.  Spruce Moths and Spinners in the morning and then there were BWOs and PMDs all afternoon.  Each...

out of Hebgen: 851 cfs

out of Hebgen: 851 cfs at Kirby: 959 cfs Our cool overnight temperatures have really helped the Madison stay in shape this summer.  With the lack of rain, things are getting pretty dry, but yesterdays river temp at Ruby was 62 degrees.  For mid August that is great. ...

Hopper Time

Out of Hebgen: 841 cfs At Kirby: 959 cfs Grasshopppers are out in abundance and on windy days you’ll find them floating naturally in the middle of the river and along the banks. Fishing the middle of the river with long drifts and twitching the hopper from time...