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| GALLATIN | LOWER MADISON | UPPER MADISON | YELLOWSTONE | MISSOURI | BIGHORN | SPRING CREEKS |
The
Upper Madison
Known
as the 60 mile riffle, the world famous Upper Madison is a large shallow
rocky river originating in Yellowstone Park and flowing through Hebgen
and Quake lakes then north to the town of Ennis.
Current Conditions & Fishing Strategy
7-2:
The Salmonflies seem to be just getting started with reports of big bugs as far upstream as just above Varney Bridge. With that said, we should start to see more and more dry fly action each day Hebgen Lake is completely full so they have been releasing a lot of water for the past week. However, the flows coming into Hebgen are starting to subside a little. They are planning on decreasing the amount of water coming out of the Hebgen dam this afternoon. The river as of now is still high, fast and off color. The water clarity has begun to clear up slightly and conditions should continue to improve as the Salmon fly hatch takes off. The water clarity is better up above the West Fork as the West Fork continues to dump in dirty water. Fishing up there has been good, and the stonefly nymphs are really starting to get active. Key your fishing in on any slack water that you can find, be it on the bank or out in a back eddie behind a rock. If you're looking to do a little streamer fishing, now is definitely a good time to go out there and strip some streamers. *Keep in mind, with these higher flows, floating from Lions to Palisade can be dangerous and as of yesterday, you cannot get under the Wolf Creek Bridge!
Recommended Fly Patterns
Nymphs:
Speckled Black Stone, MOAT Nymph, Twenty Incher, Mega-Prince, Kyle's Yellow Sally, Yuba Pupa, PMD Sunk Spinner, Sparkle Pupa
Streamers: Flash Fry, Wet Bandit, Bow River Bugger, Beldar Bugger, Butt Monkey
Dries: Salmon Fly's soon!
Upper Madison River Flows
Kirby Ranch:
Average Flow: 1310 cfs
Current Flow: 2330 cfs
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