by Randy | May 29, 2023 | River Reports
Say it loud..”I WON’T FLOAT THE UPPER MADISON FOR A WHILE”. And don’t wade it either. Don’t listen to the fly shop geeks that want to send you up to Three Dollar. Just say no! The river is raging 2790 out of Hebgen and 4560 at Varney....
by Randy | May 24, 2023 | River Reports
Flow gage at Varney Bridge shows the Madison at 3700cfs. Clarity is poor. Low clearance at Shelton’s and Kelly bridges up-river. Flows at Hebgen Dam are still locked down at 863cfs. There is a lot of snow in the hills yet to melt. We had a long winter…and...
by Randy | May 13, 2023 | River Reports
Twenty inch beauty for Bill Sachs yesterday. We fished the Channels stretch and found some great new deep runs created by the ice gorge. Every year is a learning process after the gorge…some old spots disappear, and new ones emerge. The river was quite fishable...
by Randy | May 11, 2023 | River Reports
M.Kiewiet 16 hrs ago × As is the case during most springs, many of our local streams resemble something out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Like a golden ticket, fish are difficult to find unless you know exactly where to look. Sure, there are fish to be caught....
by Randy | May 6, 2023 | River Reports
The Madison at Varney is rising at 2000cfs but the release flow at Hebgen has actually dropped down to 1100cfs. What does it all mean? It means Hebgen Reservoir will fill soon and when it does the release will increase while at the same time the heaviest snow melt is...
by Randy | Apr 22, 2023 | River Reports
Lots of carnage from the gorge…ice muffins, drowned trees, gravel bars…and a pretty severe winter stubbornly winds down. We saw geese nesting, moose grazing and trumpeter swans feeding. White pelicans and mallards joined the party. And caught a nice brown...
