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Madison River Fishing Report

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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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