07-13-2004, 12:50 PM
Madison River - Lower - July 11th, 2004
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FISHING: Good
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 the Ennis Powerhouse are 1430 C.F.S. If you must fish the lower river do it early in the morning or late in the evening. Water temps in the am are around 65 degrees and it is warming up to around 70 degrees by late afternoon. These water temps are hard of caught fish due to the lower dissolved oxygen content in the water and the build up of acids in the fish when they are stressed during the fight. The other issue on the lower madison this time of year is the amount of pleasure floaters and tubers who have no control of where they are going. The lower madison is a recreational play ground in the summer months and there is little room for anglers during this time frame. You will have a much better experience if you try somewhere else.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Great Bikini Hatch on warm afternoons.
supplied by: [url "http://www.fisheyesoup.com/redir.php?recKey=86,re"][#0000ff]Montana Troutfitters[/#0000ff][/url]
FISHING: Good
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 the Ennis Powerhouse are 1430 C.F.S. If you must fish the lower river do it early in the morning or late in the evening. Water temps in the am are around 65 degrees and it is warming up to around 70 degrees by late afternoon. These water temps are hard of caught fish due to the lower dissolved oxygen content in the water and the build up of acids in the fish when they are stressed during the fight. The other issue on the lower madison this time of year is the amount of pleasure floaters and tubers who have no control of where they are going. The lower madison is a recreational play ground in the summer months and there is little room for anglers during this time frame. You will have a much better experience if you try somewhere else.
Fly Pattern Suggestions : Great Bikini Hatch on warm afternoons.