Madison River Report Late July 2016
We are still seeing some really solid fishing here on the Madison. It seems that everyone is concerned about warm low water and river closures around Montana. The Madison River water temperatures have been dropping to around 60 degrees at night and rising up to around 70 degrees by the heat of the afternoon. That puts our morning and mid day water temperatures in a range that is pretty good for trout. Late afternoons are not an ideal time to be on the river but getting a bit of an early start is always a good choice this time of year. We are seeing good fishing on dries, nymphs and streamers on any given day. There are still plenty of stone flies around in the form of nocturnal stones. The nocturnal stones, caddis and PMDs are our most abundant hatches right now. That makes for plenty of bugs to keep fish looking up for al least part of the day.
We don't have any river closures or restrictions on the upper Madison River south of Ennis and it looks like we have plenty of water to keep that from happening. Currently Hebgen lake is 95% full so there is plenty of water to last through the remainder of summer. I am feeling pretty lucky to be fishing a river with such good water and fishing conditions when many of the fisheries around the state are suffering from really low and warm water conditions. With more limited good fishing options in the area there are a few more people around but getting out early and picking less pressured sections of river can keep you out of the crowds.
Check out the video below that was shot by guests during their Madison valley fishing vacation. It includes footage from a really fun day in the boat on the Madison River. We had 3 generations of anglers in the boat that day and caught a bunch of fish.
We don't have any river closures or restrictions on the upper Madison River south of Ennis and it looks like we have plenty of water to keep that from happening. Currently Hebgen lake is 95% full so there is plenty of water to last through the remainder of summer. I am feeling pretty lucky to be fishing a river with such good water and fishing conditions when many of the fisheries around the state are suffering from really low and warm water conditions. With more limited good fishing options in the area there are a few more people around but getting out early and picking less pressured sections of river can keep you out of the crowds.
Check out the video below that was shot by guests during their Madison valley fishing vacation. It includes footage from a really fun day in the boat on the Madison River. We had 3 generations of anglers in the boat that day and caught a bunch of fish.
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