by Randy | Aug 7, 2025 | River Reports
Mostly fishing Varney stretch and down low. Hoppers, ant patterns, midge, trico and callibaetis (speckled mayfly). Nice size fish…a couple twenty inchers and some 16-18″ fish. Lots of risers. Weather has been hot and dry…flows in Upper Madison are...
by Randy | Jul 3, 2025 | River Reports
Despite low flows in YNP and Hoot Owl on the Lower Maddy, it was great to see plenty of water in the Varney stretch. 1160cfs is a nice level and the fish seemed to enjoy it. I saw a report that said flows from the Madison in YNP into Hebgen Lake are the lowest in 31...
by Randy | Jun 12, 2025 | River Reports
So much for the great snowpack. Whatever we had has vanished and now we are back in drought mode. We drove up the West Fork last Sat. and the water is pretty clear all the way up. No mud on June 7! We had a 96% snowpack the end of March in Madison Basin and now, poof,...
by Randy | May 27, 2025 | River Reports, The Snag Hole
White pelicans on the Madison today. One pelican eats four pounds of food per day, mostly fish; chubs, sculpins, minnows and trout. They sometimes fish in groups “corralling” their prey in a circle. They will also eat crayfish, frogs and salamanders. They will travel...
by Randy | May 7, 2025 | River Reports
FWP has released new trout population estimates for the Upper Jefferson Basin, including the Big Hole and Beaverhead Rivers. Beaverhead is looking good…Big Hole not so much. Here are the latest estimates from spring trout surveys for the upper Jefferson River...
by Randy | Apr 12, 2025 | River Reports
Giant rainbow caught today on the O-Leech. 24 incher!
