Madison River Blog

May 19

An Observant Approach to Fly Selection

Approaching fly selection with purpose.

May 8

March Browns

The next big thing. March Browns arrive on the Upper Madison.

Apr 22

2023 Upper Madison Bug Report

Summary of 2023 macroinvertebrate survey on the Upper Madison river.

Mar 26

State of the Upper Madison: Macroinvertebrates

A summary of current conditions and long term trends for macroinvertebrates on the Upper Madison River.

Mar 9, 2021

Best Hatches on the Upper Madison

Since we're still in the first couple of innings of the game this season on the upper Madison, I've put together a list of hatches that I...

Mar 1, 2021

Salmonflies: A Madison Keystone

Pteronarcys californica The greatest event of the natural world on the Madison River annually is the emergence of the king of all aquatic...

Feb 20, 2021

Late February Fishing Outlook Strong

Now that we've exited what likely is the coldest week for the Madison Valley this winter, things are turning around rapidly as far as...

Feb 15, 2021

Upcoming Northwestern Energies Fisheries Projects On The Upper Madison In 2021

Conservation Projects Carry On In 2021 Northwestern Energies (NE) operates nine hydro developments in Montana under Project License 2188...

Feb 7, 2021

Gettin' Midgey With It

Humid, warm winter days and clusters of midges. Reliable. Underrated. Drool.

May 27, 2020

Dry Fly Euphoria

Beautiful evening session recently.

Apr 21, 2020

Madison River BWO Hatch

Water temps hit 50 on some sections of the river, bringing up one of the most prolific aquatic bugs in the world.

Mar 31, 2020

Bugs of Ennis Lake in Spring

The kids and I went on a field trip to Ennis Lake to flip rocks and see what trouts are eating in the lake in Spring.

Mar 31, 2020

March Bugs on the Madison

Here's a short video on what's going on with bug life at Varney Bridge in late March. Some interesting finds...

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