January Madison River Fishing?
January 10 2017 Most hard core fish bums in Montana are either bored out of their minds right now with the more normal winter we have been having or planning an extended trip to the salt to get the winter fix. Yes we have been having a normal type winter here in the Madison Valley of Montana. Or river is gourged and unfishable from Ennis Lake upstream past Ennis to above 8 mile. This is a serious gourging this year. Water has been flowing over the road between the Madison and Odell creek and...
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Merry Christmas from The Tackle Shop
From The Tackle Shop Family to yours Merry Christmas! During this season of giving we would like to thank all of you who help make us successful. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Remember the reason for the Season. The Tackle Shop | www.thetackleshop.com | 406-682-4263 ...
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Happy Thanksgiving from The Tackle Shop
Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, Thanksgiving is always my favorite holiday by far. Mostly because of a few main factors. First it comes directly at the end of our guide season. We have been guiding fisherman and then hunters from about April 1 and this is the first real break we have see fr...
Read MoreDownload Madison River Map
Your mobile phone is the best GPS you own. Download the free Avenza PDF Map on your mobile device. Text either iphone or android to 57682 After you install the free Avenza PDF Map App, text tackle to 57682 to download the Madison River GPS Digital Mobile Map into the map app or click this link. https://mapstore.avenza.com/public/417078/ Once the map is installed in the app and you are in the maps extent, a blue GPS dot will appear showing your location on the map. Follow the blue GPS d...
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A look ahead to November.
While most of the outdoor activities this time of year revolve around one question “ Did you get your elk yet?†the savvy fisherman knows this might just be a great time to land a really large fish. Montana weather is crazy. The second half of September and the first few weeks of October were below normal in temps and even the first permanent snow on the mountains. Now we are in what many call extended Indian summer with highs in the 50’s. If this weather pattern continues...
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October on the Madison River
Mid fall is here and the autumn equinox has passed and we are in the down hill slide to our fishing season on the Madison. The bright colors of the leaves means that the season as we know it is slowly coming to a close. What does this mean in the big scheme of things. Yes there is still some great fishing to be had. In fact the largest fish of the year are always caught in this next month or so. The brown trout are getting all dressed up in their spawning best to match the foliage and soon th...
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Labor Day Montana Newswletter
Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, Summer is almost over and fall is almost upon us. The Madison River is still holding strong with flows and temps and the fishing this summer has been great. If you'r going to be in Ennis this Friday stop down to the Fly Fis...
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Mid Summer Fly Fishing Update
Website About Guided Fishing Blog Fishing Reports Contact Shop Dear Friends, Mid-summer is here, Ennis and the Madison Valley are busy and the living is easy. With the good snow pack from this winter the Madison River still has plenty of water in it, fish are looking at dry flies and the weather can't be beat. Beautiful sun...
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In Southwest Montana summer has arrived in full force! Now that we are sweating through our shirts it has become a popular topic in the shop. So let's shed some light on this subject! It's been up in the 90's for a couple days here and there, the average temp for July is 85 degrees, coincidentally the river's temperature has risen with the air temp. The river has been getting up to 71 degrees during some days and as low as 60 degrees at night. This raises some issues with the fishing and how ...
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