{"id":1442,"date":"2024-05-21T16:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/?page_id=1442"},"modified":"2024-06-16T15:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T15:26:16","slug":"overview-2-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/?page_id=1442","title":{"rendered":"Fishing Report \/ Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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UPPER MADISON RIVER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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859 cfs Below Hebgen Lake<\/strong>
1,330 cfs @ Kirby Ranch<\/strong>
2,200 cfs @ Cameron<\/strong><\/p>

The Upper Madison summer season is just around the corner as flows have dropped and clarity throughout\u00a0the river has improved over the last week. The fishing in the float stretch continues to get better with\u00a0<\/span>stonefly and caddis patterns. Salmonflies should be about a week away. Numerous caddis species are\u00a0<\/span>showing from Palisades down from the little black caddis to the large chocolate caddis. This will only\u00a0<\/span>continue to increase in intensity as water temps increase. There are also a few baetis lingering,\u00a0<\/span>especially on cloudy afternoons. Streamer fishing can also be a viable option if that is your thing.\u00a0<\/span>Rubberlegs, caddis pupa, soft hackles, prince nymphs, $3 Dips, caddis larva are all bending rods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2,770 cfs Below Ennis Lake<\/strong><\/p>

The Lower Madison has become one of the best options around as the flows have dropped from 3800\u00a0down to 2770. This has created much more consistent fishing options and have really opened up more of\u00a0<\/span>the mid river buckets. Deaddrifting a streamer followed by a small bead has been the ticket. Look for\u00a0<\/span>PMD\u2019s in the morning, followed by caddis and sallies. Crayfish are a great option as a lead fly. Evening\u00a0<\/span>dry fly fishing should be picking up with caddis and Brown Drakes soon. Zirdles, Closures, Buggers,\u00a0<\/span>worms, PMD nymphs, caddis pupa, princes, lighting bugs and sally nymphs. As always, change flies\u00a0<\/span>frequently until you get the attention you are looking for!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1,920 cfs @ Deer Creek
3,010 cfs @ Gallatin Gateway<\/strong><\/p>

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10,900 cfs @ Corwin Springs
14,900 cfs @ Livingston<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Yellowstone is still blown, but not for long. She is on the drop and should be fishable shortly. Do not float the river at high flows unless you are an experienced oarsman. It can be extremely dangerous in <\/span>certain sections at high flows!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FISHING REPORT UPPER MADISON RIVER 859 cfs Below Hebgen Lake1,330 cfs @ Kirby Ranch2,200 cfs @ Cameron The Upper Madison summer season is just around the corner as flows have dropped and clarity throughout\u00a0the river has improved over the last week. The fishing in the float stretch continues to get better with\u00a0stonefly and caddis patterns. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1442"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1551,"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1442\/revisions\/1551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swmontanaflyfishing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}