Category Archives: Upper Madison River

Upper Madison River The third Saturday of May — opening day since the mid-1990’s for the Madison River from Quake Lake to McAtee Bridge — has become a traditional father/son fly fishing outing for “Grandpa” John, 86, and Dan Delekta, … Continue reading →

Don’t Forget! The Upper Madison will be closed from Quake to McAtee from March 1 until the third Saturday in May. This is your last week in 2009 to experience some really sweet winter catch and release fishing on that … Continue reading →

Yes indeed, it has been a while since our last fishing report. Our apologies to all who were waiting. We have been so busy with shop projects, it has been a challenge getting out on the river. Our biggest shop … Continue reading →

Quoted from PPL’s site: PPL Montana "The dam remains safe and stable, according to on-site monitoring equipment, and the river banks are containing the water flow. A plan to install a specially fabricated steel bulkhead to reduce the flow was … Continue reading →

Seventeen inch Brown caught on a Delektable Double Screamer Olive Black, September 7, 2008 Put your streamer inches from the bank in the quiet water and you will probably be rewarded. The flow of the Upper Madison remains high at … Continue reading →