by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
Over the past few days the wind on the Madison, actually throughout SW Montana and Eastern Idaho, has been relentless…..30 mph sustained wind and gusting to 50. What that really means is that my arms are three inches longer from pulling on those damn oars! The...
by admin | Jun 22, 2012 | Madison River
The Big Bugs have arrived on the Madison near Ennis, about as early as most of the local folks expected. The weather is prime for the hatch to move quickly, but honestly, there could be pockets of salmonflies popping up and down the river over the next several...
by admin | Jun 21, 2012 | Madison River
Summertime showed up this week. We got the memo, but apparently, nobody else did. That is what happens when one lives in this part of the country – you get to take advantage of the early season, when everyone else is wondering if the river is any good yet. ...
by admin | Jun 19, 2012 | Madison River
The flows out of Hebgen Dam have dropped down to 1340 cfs, from 1500 or so. At Kirby Ranch the Madison is sitting at 1930 cfs…..perfect flows for trout fishing. Molly and I splashed the boat around noon today and floated down to Palisades. We started out...
by admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Madison River
The Madison is in prime shape, almost happening overnight. But of course, it never really went out of shape above Lyons Bridge this spring throughout run off. In fact, it has been fishing pretty darn well since it opened up almost a month ago. There are no big...
by admin | Jun 16, 2012 | 05. MONTANA FLY FISHING, Madison River
Run off is on the down swing and I would guess that the Madison is just a week or so away from seeing the Big Bugs – maybe 10 days. If this happens, it will be 2 weeks earlier than last season. Last years high water made for great Salmon fly fishing, this year...
