06-29-2004, 04:38 PM
Madison River - Upper - June 26th, 2004
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FISHING: Great
Stream Flow Information [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Madison&format=html_table"][#0000ff]click here][/#0000ff][/url]
Madison River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_Madison_River__1115074459269_0_131.90299987793.aspx"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]
South ForkMadison River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_South_Fork_Madison_River__1112332447461_0_20.701000213623.aspx"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]
West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_West_Fork_Madison_River__1115837448893_0_33.1749992370605.aspx"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 937 C.F.S. The Salmonfly hatch has been very good all week with the bugs reaching upstream to around the South Madison Rec area. The big fish have been up on the adults and that has been the main game for most of the anglers on the river. There is also a lot of other hatch activity such as caddis, pmd's and Yellow Sallies. If you want to stay away from the big bugs you can have some good fishing for smaller fish with attractor dries trailed with bead head nypmhs on the lower river where the adults are done hatching. The bottom end of the Salmonflies is just upstream of Varney Bridge so from Varney to town you may see less people and have great fishing with the other hatch activity.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Ugly Bug #4-6, Yuk Bug #4-6, Bitch Creek #2-6, Rogue Foam Stone #4, Bullet Head Salmonfly #4, Terranasty #4, Norm Wood Special #6-8, Sofa Pillow #4-6, Bh Prince #6-10, Mangy Caddis #14-16, Hotwire Caddis #12-16, Copper John #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Stimulator #10-14, Parachute Adams #14-16
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=86,re"][#0000ff]Montana Troutfitters[/#0000ff][/url]
FISHING: Great
Stream Flow Information [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Madison&format=html_table"][#0000ff]click here][/#0000ff][/url]
Madison River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_Madison_River__1115074459269_0_131.90299987793.aspx"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]
South ForkMadison River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_South_Fork_Madison_River__1112332447461_0_20.701000213623.aspx"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]
West Fork Madison River Montana FWP Guide [[url "http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/fishing/guide/q_West_Fork_Madison_River__1115837448893_0_33.1749992370605.aspx"][#0000ff]click here[/#0000ff][/url]]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 937 C.F.S. The Salmonfly hatch has been very good all week with the bugs reaching upstream to around the South Madison Rec area. The big fish have been up on the adults and that has been the main game for most of the anglers on the river. There is also a lot of other hatch activity such as caddis, pmd's and Yellow Sallies. If you want to stay away from the big bugs you can have some good fishing for smaller fish with attractor dries trailed with bead head nypmhs on the lower river where the adults are done hatching. The bottom end of the Salmonflies is just upstream of Varney Bridge so from Varney to town you may see less people and have great fishing with the other hatch activity.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Ugly Bug #4-6, Yuk Bug #4-6, Bitch Creek #2-6, Rogue Foam Stone #4, Bullet Head Salmonfly #4, Terranasty #4, Norm Wood Special #6-8, Sofa Pillow #4-6, Bh Prince #6-10, Mangy Caddis #14-16, Hotwire Caddis #12-16, Copper John #12-14, Elk Hair Caddis #12-14, Royal Stimulator #10-14, Parachute Adams #14-16