The weather has cooled, the streamflow has dropped, and the fishing has turned on in an epic way!!! The Fly Hatches are on; Hoppers, Ants, BWOs and Caddis are coming on late this year and the Trout are deep on the prowl! The weather is forecasted to be mild for the end of September and most of October. This coupled with our guaranteed water flow is making the Upper Madison River the place to be in the West this Fall!!
There is not much to say for this last week’s fishing other than WOW!! Dries, Nymphs, and Streamers all are productive means of hooking up. It’s up to the fisherman which strategy they want to employ! Streamflows started this week at 875cfs at Kirby and 1,030cfs at Cameron and have dropped by the end of the week to 809cfs at Kirby and 983cfs at Cameron. Most likely we will continue to see these flows continue into the next couple weeks to help aid the spawning browns running out of the Lakes.
Dries: Delektable Chubbyness Olive Brown, Royal, UV Cinnamon #12-#16; Royal Wulff Cripple #14-#16; BWO-Para Sipper #18-#20; Delektable Lil’ Chubby UV Pink, UV Tan, Royal, UV Cinnamon, UV Rainbow #14-#18; Dornan’s Micro Water Walker Pink #14; Purple Haze Cripple #16-#18; Delektable BWO Squeezer #18-#20; Delektable BWO Teaser #18-#20; Q’s Loopy Cripple Stacker BWO #18; Delektable Twisted Sister Purple, Tan/Brown #12-#14; Purple Haze Split-Wing Parachute #14-#16; Delektable CDC Elk Hair Caddis Holo Olive, Purple #16-#18; CFO FPA Copper/Black #16; Hi-Vis Thunder Thighs Hopper Tan, Pink #10-#14.
Nymphs: Geppert’s Mega Emerger #16-#18; Geppert’s Master Emerger #16-#18; Delektable Curved Hook Ranch BWO #16-#18; BH Mo River Pheasant Tail #18-#20; Jig Hook Iron Lotus #16-#18; JuJu Baetis Flashback Purple #18-#20; Delektable Lil’ Spanker Purple, Silver, Red, Pheasant Tail, Blue #16-#20; Tungsten BH Jiggy Blow Torch #14-#18; Pat’s Mr. Rubberlegs Black, Olive/Brown #10-#12; Delektable TGBH Sure Strike Yellow/Peacock #16-#18; BH Delektable Prince Brandon #14-#18; RS2 Olive #18-#20; Delektable Mr. RubberLegs Brown Stone #10; Delektable Jig Head Spanker Holo Black, Holo Olive #18.
Streamers: Yo Dali Llama Olive/White #6; Trina Belly Dancer #6; Silky Kitty Olive, Black #6; Sundell’s Bad Boy Olive #6; Mini Loop Sculpin Olive, Natural #6; Coffee’s Sparkle Jig Smoke, Purple #1; Sculpzilla Olive/White, White, Black #4-#8; Shelia Sculpin #4; Delektable Single/Double/SS Olive/White, Black/Olive, Purple/Black, Black, White, Yellow #6; BH Flashabugger Black #8.