Madison River Outfitters Fishing Report 5/19/2024
The water is brown but the fish don't care!
MRO shop staff Cole Bedics understandably excited about a quality streamer eater on the Upper Madison!
Montana
Hebgen: The ice on Hebgen is all gone! Both the north and south shores have been fishing well with nymphs and streamers/leeches. There are some steady midge and small baetis hatches occurring most everywhere as well, with the occasional fish rising on said bugs.
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, #18 Purple JJ Baetis,
#16 Purple Missing Link, #20 Low Water Baetis
Flows:
Inflow to Hebgen Lake: 1928.0 cfs
Hebgen Lake Outflow: 1045.4 cfs
Kirby Flows: 1410 cfs
Temp @ Kirby: High - 50 F
Low - 41 F
** Flows as of 12pm May 19th, 2024 **
** Flows as of 12pm May 19th, 2024 **
MRO Shop staff Nina Lett with a pretty little Madison Brown
Upper Madison:
The Upper Madison is definitely in runoff, with the river becoming less half/half and more solid brown by the day - its time to break out the heavy stuff. Pounding the banks with large nymphs, worms, and streamers will be your best bet. Don't be scared of the #BB splitshot!
Flies: #10 Pat's Rubberlegs - Black, #16 Olive Hot Spot, #18 Beadhead *OR* Weightless Shop-Vac, #18 BBQ Baetis, #12 San Juan Worm, #18 CDC BWO Comparadun, #20 Low Water Baetis, #18 Purple Parachute, #6 Olive Peanut Envy, #6 Olive Mini Sex-Dungeon #8 Hot Bead Thin Mint
We're all anxiously waiting for these little guys to start flying!!!
YNP
**Yellowstone National Park is closed to fishing until Memorial Day!!**
Flows:
Madison near West Yellowstone: -
Yellowstone below Yellowstone Lake : -
Gibbon: -
Gallatin near Big Sky: 625 cfs
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**Yellowstone National Park is closed to fishing until Memorial Day!!**
Flows:
Madison near West Yellowstone: -
Yellowstone below Yellowstone Lake : -
Gibbon: -
Gallatin near Big Sky: 625 cfs
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Get out there!
Beautiful colors on this Upper Madison 'bow
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Madison River Outfitters Fishing Report 5/8/2025
Hebgen & Quake Lakes: The ice is now officially gone on both Hebgen & Quake. Its been very hit or miss but if you can time it right and get a day with little to no wind, the chironomid fishing has been pretty solid. Streamers have been moving some fish on the less than ideal condition days. Smaller midge nymphs like buzzers and ice cream cones have been the ticket though as of late.
Tyler Amory
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