Madison River
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- Chubby Chernoble
- Elk Hair Caddis
- Salmonfly
- Parachute Adams
- Shop Vac Emerger
- Yellow Sally
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Jun 26
Madison River Outfitters
Upper Madison
Even with these bits of rainy weather, the Upper has been fishing very well! Breaks in the showers bring risers eager to eat just about anything you put in front of their nose, but I have had the best luck throwing a smaller sparkly chubby or chocolate caddis. I spotted a salmonfly in the wade section on Thursday, along with plenty of shucks, so it should be any day now when they are thick in the air (fingers crossed).
Nymphing, although it feels wrong when the dry fly bite is this good, is undeniably productive, especially when the rain makes it hard to spot your dry. Throwing something caddis-y or with some sparkle worked well for me!
Dry Flies - Fools Gold, Jakes Yellow Sally, CDC Elk Caddis, Parachute Adams
Nymphs - Any Dip, Flashback Olive, Shop Vac, Sunburst Perdigon
Even with these bits of rainy weather, the Upper has been fishing very well! Breaks in the showers bring risers eager to eat just about anything you put in front of their nose, but I have had the best luck throwing a smaller sparkly chubby or chocolate caddis. I spotted a salmonfly in the wade section on Thursday, along with plenty of shucks, so it should be any day now when they are thick in the air (fingers crossed).
Nymphing, although it feels wrong when the dry fly bite is this good, is undeniably productive, especially when the rain makes it hard to spot your dry. Throwing something caddis-y or with some sparkle worked well for me!
Dry Flies - Fools Gold, Jakes Yellow Sally, CDC Elk Caddis, Parachute Adams
Nymphs - Any Dip, Flashback Olive, Shop Vac, Sunburst Perdigon
This report was written by Madison River Outfitters:
https://www.madisonriveroutfitters.com
406-646-9644
406-646-9644
Jun 19
Madison River Outfitters
Upper Madison
The Madison is truly coming into its summer form! With a bump in flows for Hebgen and warm weather all week, the fishing has gotten a lot more productive.
In the mornings, floating a dry-dropper setup through runs with a guide dip or a loop-wing under a chubby is your best bet until those fish are fully keyed in sipping dries.
Towards the afternoons and evenings, throwing caddis dries has been great, as the air is just thick with them. I have also had a significant amount of fish coming up for large attractors along they banks... they must be as excited as we are for salmonflies! I personally spotted quite a few near Ruby Creek at the beginning of this week, so they should be making their way up the river now. We do have a bit of rain coming this weekend so that might slow it down a bit, but it should start back up with the sun on Monday.
The Madison is truly coming into its summer form! With a bump in flows for Hebgen and warm weather all week, the fishing has gotten a lot more productive.
In the mornings, floating a dry-dropper setup through runs with a guide dip or a loop-wing under a chubby is your best bet until those fish are fully keyed in sipping dries.
Towards the afternoons and evenings, throwing caddis dries has been great, as the air is just thick with them. I have also had a significant amount of fish coming up for large attractors along they banks... they must be as excited as we are for salmonflies! I personally spotted quite a few near Ruby Creek at the beginning of this week, so they should be making their way up the river now. We do have a bit of rain coming this weekend so that might slow it down a bit, but it should start back up with the sun on Monday.
This report was written by Madison River Outfitters:
https://www.madisonriveroutfitters.com
406-646-9644
406-646-9644