Upper Madison Reports

The Upper Madison is still pretty dirty; a lot of the tributaries are still dumping in a good deal of mud.  Having said that, the upper can go in and out of clarity and if it does clear up we could see some caddis up there in the near future.  The forecast is calling for 80 degrees this week so probably not, but with

Flows have been stable and fishing has been good on the Upper Madison. Nymphing with goldenstones, lightning bugs and other mayfly nymphs are catching fish. Look for Baetis to be hatching on overcast days. Stripping streamers is also a good bet right now. Go get em’

Flows have been going down and the clarity is improving with the colder weather. Cabin and Beaver Creek are both running dirty between Hebgen and Quake, but there is fishable water the first mile or two below Hebgen Dam. While the rest of the upper river is closed, it's in pretty good shape and looking very good by the time you get down to

         Upper Madison is green and high but still fishable. Cool weather could slow down run-off. Wading is very tough now although fish can be caught in slower bends and side channels. Nymphing with stoneflies ,mayfly, worm and eggs are still working well. Between the lakes is dirty from Cabin Creek on down the east bank. Again cool

A lot of the tributaries on the Upper Madison are starting to dump in some mud.   The river is still in good shape but the visibility is definitely starting to drop.  Flows are on their way up but nothing too crazy yet.  The river should hold out for a while, although Ennis has rain in the forecast so we’ll

Good steady flows and nice weather have made fishing on the Upper very good as of late. As always there has been a little wind to contend with on some days. Worms and eggs have been producing fish as always this time of year, but there has been some dry fly fishing too. There has still been some midges around but Baetis have started and

       Fishing has been good in the open stretch of river from McAtee down to Ennis Bridge.  Above McAtee and below Ennis is still closed until May 19th.  Baetis and March Brown hatches are picking up, and fish are on them when conditions are right.  Nymphing has by far been the most reliable way to catch fish

The river is currently open between Ennis and McAtee, and also between the lakes. The rest of the river is still closed to fishing until the 3rd Saturday in May (the 19th this year). Fishing has been pretty solid for this time of year. The only downside has been the wind and there has been plenty of that lately. However if you want to brave

         As of March 1st the river between Quake Lake and McAtee Bridge is closed to fishing until the third Saturday in May.  Ennis Bridge to Ennis Lake is also closed to fishing until then.  You can fish between McAtee Bridge and Ennis Bridge until then.  Fishing has been good with the usual winter fishing

                Fishing has been unusually good on the Upper Madison for this time of year.  Ice hasn’t been much of a problem around Ennis like it normally is in January.  The wade only stretch of river up around Reynold’s Bridge and $3 is fishing well.