Happy Independence Day!!! Come and celebrate your freedom amongst the Madison Valley’s Purple Majesties and fish, FISH HARD because you earned it!! We want to send a Big Thank You on this holiday week to our brave Service Members and Health Care Workers, thank you for keeping us safe and protecting our home!
The Fireworks that started last week have continued this week; Golden Stones, Salmonflies, Yellow Sallies, Caddis and PMDs are here, and the fish are chowing down! Early Morning and late afternoon/evening have been the most consistent Dry Fly action with off and on action mid-day. Dry Flies fished in tandem with a dropper Dry or a dropper Nymph has been the ticket. And for those of you who love fishing those Nymphs, never fear as the Nymphing in the middle of the river has been on fire. Flows starting this week at Kirby were 1,330cfs and dropping by the 10th to 1,250cfs, at Cameron 1,970cfs the beginning of the week and dropping to 1,660cfs by the 10th. We have had some beautiful weather this week hanging in the high 70’s to low 80’s with some scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Looking to the next week we will most likely see the continuation of amazing Dry Fly fishing and big smiles from happy fisherman! In closing to truly show you the proof of the week, just check out those smiles!
Dries: Delektable Chubbyness Olive/Brown, Rootbeer, Little Yellow Stone #12-#14, Delektable CDC Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14-#16, Delektable Sparkle Bug Gray #14-#18, Paulson’s Golden Flutter Bug #10, Dornan’s Water Walker Peanut #8-#10, Delektable Mega 2 Tone Chubbyness UV Goldrush #8-#12, Purple Haze Split Wing Parachute #14-#16, Carlson’s Purple Craze #14-#16, Delektable Purple, PMD Teaser #14-#16, Delektable Halo Royal, Tan #14-#16, Parachute Yellow Sally #16, Delektable Mega 2 Tone Chubbyness UV Goldenstone, UV Salmonfly, Orange #8-#12, Delektable Secret Stone UV Salmonfly #6-#8, Delektable Secret Stone UV Goldenstone #10-#12, Delektable Twisted X Orange/Brown #6-#8, Delektable Mega 2 Tone Chubbyness Goldrush #8-#12, Delektable Twisted Sister Salmonfly #6-#4, Delektable Twisted X Yellow with Red Butt #14-#16, Delektable Twisted Baby Brown #10-#12, Delektable Lil’ Chubby UV Cinnamon #14-#16.
Nymphs: Pat’s Rubberlegs Black #4-#8, Delektable BH Brown/Orange, Black/Orange Stoner #4-#8, Delektable Guide Stone Brown/Yellow, Black #6-#10, Delektable Mega Prince Standard #4-#6, BH Delektable Prince Brandon #10-#16, Formerly Known as Prince #12-#18, BH Lemon Drop #14-#18, Delektable Lil’ Spanker Silver #14-#18, Delektable Hammerhead GTBH Jig Hook Holo Green #14-#18, Delektable Mr. RubberLegs Hare’s Ear, Olive/Brown #12-#16, Delektable CDC Baby #10-#14, Delektable Rootbeer Float Gold, PMD Yellow #14-#18, Delektable Lemon Juice Yellow Sally, Lime Juice #14-#16.
Streamers: Trevor’s Sculpin Olive, Natural #4, Delektable Christmas Tree Original, Black, Olive #6, Delektable Screamer SS/Double/Single Olive/Black, Black, Yellow, Olive/White #6, Mini Loop Sculpin Natural #6, Trina’s Belly Dancer Olive #6, Coffey’s CH Sparkle Minnow Sculpin #6, Urchin Bugger JJ #6, Sex Dungeon Black, Olive/Black #4.
