Madison River Fishing Report
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Fishing Report Upper Madison 5-7-2015
Fishing Conditions With the warm weather we have been having the visibility of the water has diminished. Right now we have about 24 inches of visibility which is good but down from the gin clear water we all got accustomed to this spring. The fish are still on the feed and if your a dry fly guy now is the time to get out there. We have been doing well with March Browns and skwala during the heat of the day and then Mothers Day Caddis in the later afternoon and evenings. The dry f...
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Fishing Report Upper Madison 4-28-2015
Fishing Conditions If you can get to the upper Madison River in the next few days you should do it. The mothers day caddis hatch is in full swing and it is one of the few times a year where you can almost bank on catching fish on dry fly's. The Mothers Day Caddis Hatch is in full swing and the fish are taking notice. The best time for dry flys has been mid afternoon but the fish are on emergers all day. If looking for dry fly fishing look in the slower water of the side channels a...
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Upper Madison Fishing Report 4-20-2015
Fishing Conditions The Caddis have arrived and today is the first day that they have made a big impact on the fish. Fishing caddis emergers was the ticket today. First noticed caddis about mid afternoon and quickly switched to the emerger. The fish have moved looking for caddis and are now on some of the faster water right tight to the drop offs. We caught several fish in the bouncy caddis water. This is just the start and it is only going to get better and better as the week ...
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Upper Madison Fishing Report 4-17-2015
Fishing Conditions The Madison River is still fishing great and feels like it gets better as the spring goes along. We spent a few days guiding on the river this past week and it sure did not let us down. Flows are a bit low and expect to bump and grind on some of the shallow gravel bars. Some rocks are already showing the white racing strips from other boats. With these flows the fish are concentrated in the deeper green water. Find the green and find the fish. Even small little...
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Fishing Report Upper Madison 4-11-2015
Fishing Conditions The Madison River is fishing good right now. The biggest challenge to catching fish is the weather and the famous spring Madison Wind. You should see hatches of BWO's each and every afternoon and the fish have taken notice. They are on the nymphs earlier then look for heads in the calmer water behind rocks, the inside bends and slicks. The bobber lobbers will still do well with nymphs in the morning and evening and even during the hatch. Typical Madison s...
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Fishing Report Upper Madison River 4-4-2015
Fishing Conditions A little bit of cold has returned but the Madison River keeps producing day in and day out this spring. There are lots of rainbows in the river right now up from the lake spawning. If you see redds please say away from them as the fish are doing their thing and don't need to be harassed. With that said the fishing is really good. It is mostly a nymph game right now with a few risers in the afternoon. Keep to the deeper green water and you might need to extend you...
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Fishing Report Upper Madison River 3-27-15
Fishing Conditions With good weather on the way for the weekend and the Madison River in great shape now is the time to be on the water. If you can get here this weekend do it. Reports from the river are that everyone is catching fish. The guys throwing nymphs are definitely doing the best. The standard Madison river spring fare will keep you bent. Try a Rubber leg stone fly in size 8 with a trailer of either a San juan worm, red copper john, egg pattern or midge pattern. Concentrate on t...
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Fishing Report 3/1/2015
March is here and with it comes a few things. First you now need a new fishing and hunting license. Second we consider March to be the official start to our season. Days are growing in length and with that consistent good fishing and weather are on the horizon. If you're headed out on the Madison River to try and catch a few fish the subsurface game still rules. You bobber lobbers will be having the most opportunity to get and stay bent. The standard Madison Rive spring fare of a dark bodied...
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