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More Hebgen News

 The following new release came from PPLs website: http://www.pplmontana.com/   PPL Montana continues effort to reduce water flow past Hebgen Dam Engineers from PPL Montana continue to work on ways to reduce the flow of water past the Hebgen Dam after damage to the...

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...

Oh the wind and rain…..

Out of Hebgen: 767 cfs  At Kirby: 926 cfs The Madison continues to fish well and at this rate we will continue to have dry fly fishing for the rest of summer.  Twitching hopppers has been fun and so has the spruce moth hatch.  I saw Salmonflies at Pine Butte and near...