Madison River Blog

May 19

An Observant Approach to Fly Selection

Approaching fly selection with purpose.

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...

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 8, 2021

Fishing Report for February 5, 2021

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...

Apr 11, 2020

SKWALA Stonefly Hatch 2020

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

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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