Madison River Fishing Report
Salmon flies are long gone but the upper Madison river south of Ennis Montana is still fishing really well. We have even had some cooler days and much cooler nights to keep the water from getting to hot for trout comfort. Just a few days ago we had a fresh layer of snow in the mountains. The weather has been cool enough that later morning starts have produced better fishing than our typical early July fishing days. The water is plenty cool and there are still lots of bugs around. PMDs, caddis and some stone flies are all still abundant and the trout are still eating really well. Numbers are good, dry fly fishing has been good on the cloudy days and there are plenty of big fish coming to the net.
People have been asking about river closures. The hot weather in late June and early July produced "Hoot Owl" (2pm-midnight) closures on some sections of our local rivers like the lower Ruby, the lower Gallatin, the Jefferson and sections of the Big Hole river. The Lower Madison river was among the restricted rivers. However, this section of the Madison river is below Ennis Lake and is not part of our normal summer program due to its warmer water temperatures. The upper Madison river south of Ennis is what most people are fishing and floating during the summer. This upper section of the Madison above Ennis lake should not see any closures as it is fed by cooler water from Hebgan lake. Cool water temperatures have kept it fishing really well since mid June. Conditions look good and we should have plenty more good fishing to come!
People have been asking about river closures. The hot weather in late June and early July produced "Hoot Owl" (2pm-midnight) closures on some sections of our local rivers like the lower Ruby, the lower Gallatin, the Jefferson and sections of the Big Hole river. The Lower Madison river was among the restricted rivers. However, this section of the Madison river is below Ennis Lake and is not part of our normal summer program due to its warmer water temperatures. The upper Madison river south of Ennis is what most people are fishing and floating during the summer. This upper section of the Madison above Ennis lake should not see any closures as it is fed by cooler water from Hebgan lake. Cool water temperatures have kept it fishing really well since mid June. Conditions look good and we should have plenty more good fishing to come!
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