The fishing on the upper Madison river around Ennis has been on fire.  The salmon fly craze has started to die down with the majority of the hatch being above Lyons bridge. The void left by these big bugs has been replaced by a plethora of other aquatic insects. We are seeing Golden Stones, Pale Morning Duns, Yellow Sallies, Caddis and even some Green Drakes river wide.

Here is the truth as we sit right now.  Yes some salmon flies have arrived down near town to the lake area and upstream for a few miles.  The river is still BIG with huge flows.  This is the start of the hatch and a few fish are up on them but the majority of the fish are still chowing down below.

We are seeing a multi day rain event that is not totally unusual for June on the Madison River of Montana.  The fishing stays good and will only improve because of the rain.  The entire river is fishable and the fish are hungry.