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Madison River Fishing Report - 2017 Snowpack Update

2/16/2017

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The 2017 Madison river and southwest Montana snowpack continues to build. The Yellowstone, Jefferson and Madison drainages all have snowpack levels that are pretty close to average or above average.  The snow pack in the Yellowstone river drainage is looking especially good at 126% of average.  This is good news for a river that suffered a serious mountain white fish kill and a full river closure in 2016, which was largely the result of abnormally low and hot water conditions in late summer.  

So far conditions are looking good for the 2017 fishing season.  The percentages listed on the map are the year to date percent of average snowpack.  Right now the Madison river drainage snowpack is right at average (100%).  If it gets hot and dry, this could decline and if it stays cool and we see more precipitation, it could increase.  So far it looks like we are on the right track.
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