Montana Fish Report

The salmon fly hatch on the Madison has wrapped up throughout the river, however you might be able to find a few stragglers and willing fish to eat the big bug on the upper sections like between the lakes. If you’re looking to still fish big bugs on the Madison my recommendation would be to throw a golden stone which typically occurs after the salmon flies, using a water walker in a golden stone variation and a Henry’s Fork foam stone golden would be my choice of fly. There are still some caddis’ flying around which will most likely be seen at their thickest in the later parts of the day. For fishing these I would recommend throwing a larger caddis fly like a missing link or EZ caddis both of which are available in our shop. The hoppers on the Madison should also get going here in the next couple weeks as we move closer into August.