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Fishing Report for the Madison River in Montana 6-27-2016

The Madison River has dropped and cleared significantly over the last week and the salmon fly hatch is in full swing. Today our guides fished salmon fly dries from Windy Point all the way down below Varney Bridge. There is no better time to fish the Madison than right now if your looking for dry fly fishing. Salmon fly, caddis, golden stones, yellow sallies and PMD are all on the menu and the fish are eating them all. The point of the salmon fly hatch is right now above Pallisades around Windy Point and will be at Lyons Bridge shortly. The fish are looking at them hard below Pallisades. Keep a dropper nymph or a caddis dry behind your salmon fly to double the takes.

If you nymphing a pats with a yellow sallie or a prince has been money for the last few days. The river is now low enough that you do not need weight just the weighted flies to get down. Keep fishing the shallow stuff as the biggest fish we have been taking have been in really shallow water. If your here on the Madison River now enjoy the next few days of great fishing with big dry flies.

Have a huge selection of dry flies for salmon flies, goldens, caddis PMD’s as well as all the nymphs you will need.

Dries

Chubby Salmon 8, Fluttering Salmon 8, Cat Puke 8, Dog Vomit 8, Yellowstone Chubby Red, Furminski Caddis yellow or tan 10, Peacock Chubby 14, Tan Chubby 8-14, Elk Hair Caddis Tan 14, Parachute Adams 14, Purple Haze 14, Rouge Stone Golden 10, Half Down Golden 12

Nymphs

Pats Rubber Leg in any color 8-12, Psyco Prince Olive or Yellow 12, Prince 14, CDC Prince 12, Johansen Sallie 12, Sure Strike Peacock 14, Sure Strike Yellow 12, Soft Hackle P Tail 12,

Streamers

Throw them if you want but the dry fly fishing is epic.

Fishing Reports and Trips

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  • Want to know the most up-to-date information to find where the fish are biting? The Tackle Shop Fishing Reports provide you with a comprehensive look at current water conditions, recent hatches and flow data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

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  • Float Trips

  • The Tackle Shop offers a range of full-day and half-day float trips in the Madison River Valley area. The trips are all-inclusive and cover files, rods, reels, waders and boots. Leave your worries behind and let us give you the fly fishing trip of a lifetime.

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  • Enjoy one of our full-day or half-day walk and wade trips for a more immersive, slower-paced fly fishing experience. The Tackle Shop will cater to your individual needs so you are able to take in the sights and sounds of the best waters in Montana.

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