The salmon flies and golden stones have long since moved through the upper Madison river and the weather around here has become downright hot. Warm afternoons have made early starts the key to having a great day of fishing on the Madison. Streamer fishing has been really good for the past couple of weeks and if you are willing to hit the river early there are a lot of lunkers out there to be had. We are about a week into our nocturnal stonefly hatch and the fish seem to be really active during the low light in the morning. These stones hatch at night and hide in the shade beneath rocks and cut banks during the day. The fish see a lot of them in the early and late hours when they are active. Hopper season is just around the corner but for now we're really enjoying seeing a lot of big fish get caught on a daily basis.
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