Everyone is going salmon fly crazy even though we are still a few weeks away from the main Hatch on the Madison River. Yes there have been reports of toilet bowl rises and spot hatches of bugs on the Big Hole but the real wave is still some time off for us Madisonites. We have […]
June has arrived and with it, the high muddy water that fly-fisherman dread. This is typically a time where anglers put their rods away and turn to the vice to restock fly boxes for the coming months. Muddy water tends to scare the average fly-fisherman into thinking “If I can’t see the bottom I can’t […]
Dear Friends, June has arrived and we are full steam ahead. Town is getting that summer Buzz that we love, the weather is improving by the day, and shorts and sandals are now the norm. We love summer and it shows. Our seasonal staff has arrived and they are ready […]
Our Montana Fly Fishing Guides Kick Plastic We will again be Kicking Plastic on all of our guided trips this year. Each guest will receive a reusable aluminum water bottle to keep after their trip. The guide will have bulk water in other reusable water bottles to refill during the trip. This is just a […]
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Things are big out there and right on the edge of being dangerous. Those who love to float rivers should take heed that the Madison River is running really high and it is extremely dangerous to float. Its a true bummer that the scheduled flush of the Madison occurs during the first big weekend of […]
Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, Stop what your doing for a moment and think of green carpet of the valleys, the slow retreat in the mountain snow line and the beautiful Madison River flowing in the valley. With the this last winter’s snow and recent rains the Valley floors have turned into […]
This is an interesting year for fly fishing. Most of the golden triangle of hallowed rivers in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming has seen tremendous snow pack. This translates to epic high water during the runoff period. Unfortunately the runoff has come late and some of the high water will interfere with historically good fishing weeks […]
We love Whitefish and feel they are the most underrated fish in the Madison River and Montana in general. So, to show the love for the whitefish we are having a whitefish only photo contest this season. Send us your best whitefish photos to be entered and the best will win great prizes. All whitefish […]
7 Months of Winter in the Madison Valley April 15 marked a very important day for Ennis Montana. Historically it is the day people submit taxes late. But for Ennis this year it is so much more. It marks exactly 7 months of winter. You see that exactly 7 months ago we got our first […]