Fishing Conditions & Comments:
The Lower Madison is high and visibility is decent. Dead drifting crayfish and bow river buggers with a small bead head nymph behind should pick up some fish. Look for rising fish in the back eddies and along foam lines. Fishing the edges of the weed beds and also along the banks has been most productive. Hiking up Beartrap Canyon might be an option to find some clearer water. Also, the Cherry Creek put in/takeout has been closed.

Updated:
6/30/08

Stream Flow:
4,640 cfs @ Below Ennis Lake Dam

River Conditions:
Water is High with 6" to 12" of visibility

Hatches:
Yellow Sallies, Caddis, PMD's, Midges

Dries:
Headlight Sally #14-#16, Glass Tail Yellow Sally #14-#16, Black & Gray Midge Sprout #20, CDC Midge Adult 318-#20, CDC Hanging Midge #18-#20, Adams Midge Cluster #16-#20, Parachute Griffith's Gnat #16-#20, Parachute Adams #18-#20, PMD Sprout #16-#20, Harrop PMD Biot Sparkle Dun #16-#18, Harrop PMD Hairwing Biot Cripple #16-#18, Elk Hair Caddis #12-#16, E-Z Caddis #12-#16, X Caddis #14-#16.

Nymphs:
Mirage Lightning Bug #14-#18, Red & Copper Tungsten Copper Johns #16-#18, Micro Mayfly #14-#18, Shop Vac #16-#18, B.H. Flashback Hare's Ear #14-#16, B.H. Flashback Pheasant Tail #14-#18, Might Mite PMD #18, Pearl Three Dollar Dip #16, Red or Wine San Juan Worms #8 or #14, B.H. Black Beauty #18, Mercury Flashback Midge #18, Gray & Black B.H. Polywing Emerger #18, Blood Midge #20, Black & Red Zebra Midges #16-#18.

Streamers:
Black & Olive Crystal Woolly Buggers #6-#10, Black & Olive Bow River Buggers #6, Halloween Woolly Buggers #6-#10, Olive & Pearl Zonkers #4-#6, Black, Olive or Claret Carey Buggers #8-#10, Sheila Sculpin #6, Coffee's Conehead Sparkle Minnow #4-#6, Dead Drift Crayfish #8, and Clouser Crayfish #8-#10.