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

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...

Fishing continues to be strong in the upper walk wade section above Lyons. We had a good run of warm weather coming to an end this...

Tomfoolery on the upper Madison.

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

One of the better skwala stonefly hatches I've seen in recent memory. Here are some cuts from the hatch thus far.

Wasn't even close...

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.

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

A soothing scene on the Upper Madison

Madison River fishing clips from midwinter 2019/2020

June was all over the map for fishing conditions. Rain, snow, hail, beautiful sunshine, high flows, and relatively low flows...we saw a...

Another strong week in the books.

Another cold and nasty week in Southwest Montana. Although the weather was mostly uncooperative, the fish are getting more and more...

The beginning of this week started with a bump in flows to above the 2k mark at Varney. It stayed pretty level all week between 2000 and...

This week on the Madison we saw a slight bump in flows and everyone is now on notice for spring runoff season. While not here just yet,...

As you'll see in the video compilation of this week above, the weather varied from windy to snowy to rainy, back to windy, then more...

The South end of Ennis lake broke free from the ice this week with a little help from rising air temperatures and constant inflow from...

A short video to get you in the mood for some warm summer evenings on the Madison!

As we count down the hours to April 1, signs of Spring are popping up all around the Madison Valley. Several species of our feathered...