Madison River Outfitters Fishing Report 9/30/2024
Big (and small) Bugs are Here!!!
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MRO Guide Jake Schilling and his Client admiring an Upper Madison Whitefish
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Montana
Hebgen: We're seeing plenty of Callibaetis hatching on and around the lake, as well as a strong hatch of midges continuing. A good number of gulpers have been spotted on the calmer days. We've been producing pretty well on stripped leeches and similarly small streamers.
Flies: #8 Black or Olive Simi Seal Leech, #6 Balanced Squirrel Leech Black, #6 Olive or Black Hot Bead Leech, #8 Booby Leach, #8 Thin Mint, #18 BBQ Baetis, #14 Olive Nugget, #12 O.S. Buzzer, #18 Two Bit Hooker, #16 Long Tailed Spinner Callibaetis,
#16 Purple Missing Link, #20 Low Water Baetis
Flows:
Inflow to Hebgen Lake: 978 cfs
Hebgen Lake Outflow: 830 cfs
Kirby Flows: 1070 cfs
Temp @ Kirby: High - 66 F
Low - 51 F
** Flows as of 12pm June 29th, 2024 **
** Flows as of 12pm June 29th, 2024 **
MRO Guide BJ Stone photographed one of the stars of summer in SW MT
Upper Madison:
The Madison is fishing very very well throughout the whole river. There are bugs EVERYWHERE! Salmonflies, Drakes, Flav's, BWO's, PMD's, Caddis, and Chocolate Sedges. If you're on the Upper and you're throwing nymphs... get some help!
Flies: #10 Pat's Rubberlegs - Black, #16 Black OR Red Krystal Dip, #14 Olive Grub, #14 Pilva's Perdigon - Olive, #16 Royal Chubby, #16 Rocky Mountain Mint - PMD, #14 Chocolate X-Caddis, #14 CDC & Elk Caddis - Black, #10 Fools Gold Salmonfly, #12 Royal Water Walker, #12 Fools Gold Golden Stone, #12 Water Walker Golden Stone
MRO Guide Hugh Himan showing off the fish of the year to date!!!
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YNP
The Western side of YNP is fishing great!
The Western side of YNP is fishing great!
The Gibbon, & Madison are all fishing well despite the slight runoff with dries and nymphs. There's a smorgus board of bugs on the menu - Caddis, PMD's, BWO's, Yellow Sallies, and Stoneflies. Soft Hackles and Streamers have been producing as well. The Firehole is too warm to ethically fish.
**The Firehole & Madison in YNP have been reaching temperatures exceeding 70 degrees F. Please give the fish a break after 11am/12pm. There's plenty more water around!**
Flies: #16 Olive Hairs Ear, #16 Olive Hot Spot, #14 Czech Frenchie, #14 Diving Caddis - Olive, #16 Partridge & Pheasant Flash Back, #8 Rio's Juicy Stone - Salmonfly, #16 DOA PMD, #18 CDC Biot BWO Comparadun, #16 Elk Hair Caddis - Dark Brown OR Olive, #18 Purple Missing Link, #6 CH Sparkle Minnow - Brownie, #6 Peanut Envy - Olive OR Brown
Flows:
Madison near West Yellowstone: - 407 cfs
Yellowstone below Yellowstone Lake: - 4230 cfs
Gibbon: - 111 cfs
Flows:
Madison near West Yellowstone: - 407 cfs
Yellowstone below Yellowstone Lake: - 4230 cfs
Gibbon: - 111 cfs
Firehole: - 299 cfs & 74 Deg. F
Gallatin near Big Sky: 1010 cfs
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Gallatin near Big Sky: 1010 cfs
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Get out there!
MRO Guide Tyler Amory and Client Naomi Cheesin over a sight fished brown.
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