Upper Madison River Fishing Report

Fall is here and the temperatures are beginning to drop. The summer was great with plenty of water and mild temperatures. Baetis should be showing up on most of the rivers as the temperatures continue to drop.

The Gallatin River is fishing great. There have been a few Baetis on the cooler days and still a few spruce moths around also. Stonefly nymphs and small Woolly Buggers have also worked well. The Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley is fishing ok. The Hopper bite is coming to an end and fish seem to be eating small attracter dries. The Lower Madison is not the best option right now due to the warmer water temperatures but has been fishing well in the mornings.

The fishing in Yellowstone Park has been good. The Lamar and Soda Butte have been fishing well with PMD's, Hoppers, and Terrestrials. Slough Creek has also been good with Terrestrials and Dragonflies.

Fishing has been great for us this summer and should continue into the fall, so come see Greater Yellowstone Flyfishers this season or give us a call at (406) 585-5321 and book a trip with us.

9/25/09

Upper Madison River Fishing Report

Fishing Conditions & Comments:
The Upper Madison has been fishing well in the mornings but things still have been tough in the afternoons. Ants and Beetles have been working fairly well. Dead drifting Bow River Buggers with a Lightning Bug behind has been working well.

Updated:
9/25/09

Stream Flow:
794 cfs Below Hebgen Lake; 834 cfs @ Kirby Ranch

River Conditions:
Clear

Hatches:
Midges, PMD's, Caddis, Grasshoppers, Baetis

Dries:
Parachute Adams #18-#20, Purple Haze #14-#18, Harrop CDC Emerging Midge Dark Dun #18-#22, Harrop CDC Midge Adult Black #18-#22, Griffith's Gnat #16-#20, Gray Midge Sprout #20, CDC Floating Nymph PMD Emerger #18-#20, Harrop PMD CDC Biot Thorax #14-#18, Para Wulff PMD #16-#18, PMD CDC Emerger #16-#18, BWO Hairwing Dun #16-#18, PMD Spotlight Emerger #16-#18, Tan Spent Partridge Caddis #14-#16, Emerging Peacock Caddis #14-#16, Henryville Caddis #12-#14, Olive Elk Hair Caddis #14-#16, Noble Chernobyl #8-#12, Olive Chernobyl #8-#10.

Nymphs:
Three Dollar Dips in Red, Olive or Pearl #14-18, Tungsten Copper John in Red or Black #14-18, Micro Mayfly #14-#18, BH Flashback Pheasant Tail #16-#20, Pink Lightning Bug #16-#18, Black, Black/Tan or Brown/Orange Rubberlegs #6-#8, Hurless #8, Brown and Golden Epoxy Stones #8-#12, B.H. Black Beauty, Red & Black Zebra Midge #16-#18, Black & Gray B.H. Midge Emergers #18, Evil Weevil #16-#18, Super Pupa #16-#18, Red Jim Dandee Worm #12, Red Sparkle Worm #10, Delektable Mega Prince #6-#10, Delektable Hurless Nymph Gray #6-#10, Electric Caddis #14-#16, BH Z-Wing Caddis #14-#16, Green Trigger Caddis #14-#16, BH Caddis Larva #14-#16.

Streamers:
Sheila Sculpin #6, Olive Woolhead Sculpins #4-6, Olive & Black Bow River Buggers #4-8, Olive or Copper Zonkers #4-#6, Lion King #6, Olive & Black Woolly Buggers #8-#10 and Tan & Olive Near Nuff Sculpins #6-#8, Black & Tan Sculpzilla #4, Conrad Sculpin #2, Bottom's Up #2, Brown/Yellow Space Invader #2-#6, White Dungeon #2.

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