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April 1st-15th | Madison River Fishing Report

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Beartooth Flyfishing

One of these days winter will end but until then remember to pack the warm gloves on those trips down to the river. The upper river is flowing at 1250 c.f.s. below Hebgen and she’s up to 1310 c.f.s. by the time you get down to Kirby. Remember to keep an eye out for spawning reds when you’re wading out there this time of year. Be mindful of the future generations by making sure you don’t walk on or behind the spawning areas as they hold many, many rainbow trout eggs. All the boat ramps on the upper Madison are good to go, it’s finally time to pull the covers off the boats and get to fishing after a big snow season.

Nymph fishing has been killer the last couple of weeks and we’re all hopeful it keeps up. Stonefly nymphs are the ticket in sizes #8 and #10. Delektable Mega Princes, Delektable Hurless in Gray or Olive, Delektable Mr. Rubberlegs in Goldenstone or Hare’s ear as well as Pat’s Rubberlegs in black or olive/brown have been doing the trick daily. Worms have been picking up fish from time to time and with the rainbows spawning egg patterns are also fishing well.

Dry fly fishing has been pretty good on the days with less wind. The fish are still eating midges pretty regularly and on the warmer days you’ll even find some mayflies but not in big numbers yet. For the Baetis and BWO’s it can be tough to beat the old Parachute Adams or Purple Craze in sizes #16 and #18. As far as the midges, not much has changed since the last report so make sure you’ve got a couple midge cluster imitations like a Griffith’s Gnat and some single midge patterns for the earlier part of the cycle. I’d recommend the Sipper Midge.

Streamer fishing is on the upswing and we only expect it to improve as water temps rise. You’ll still want to use winter tactics for the most part, fishing small flies slowly. Mini loops, Delektable Single Screamers and Zonkers have been some of our favorites. Keep an eye out for more reports as we’re very excited to be starting the season at well over historical average snowpack throughout the western half of the state for the first time in a few years!!

March 2018|Madison River Fishing Report

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Beartooth Flyfishing

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Madison River Fishing Report February 22nd

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Beartooth Flyfishing

It’s been a bit of a strange winter thus far in regards to the weather but the fish haven’t really seemed to notice as they’re doing their typical winter things. The snow pack continues to look good with the Madison River Basin currently at 122% of average and those surrounding are all above average as well. Hopefully these numbers will remain healthy through spring and we can enjoy all of our trout streams throughout the season. The Madison is flowing at about 1,100 c.f.s. below Hebgen Lake and by the time she makes it down to the Kirby Ranch there’s about another 50 c.f.s.

Nymphing is the way to get them out there. As usual for this time of year seek the slow and deep water and a couple of stoneflies should do the trick. Some of our favorite patterns lately have been the Delektable Mega Prince, Delektable Hurless Stone, Pat’s Rubberlegs and the always trusty Prince Nymph. All these patterns have been working best in sizes #8 or #10. If you’re fishing the upper wade section you may find midges to be a better option, in which case I’d recommend black or red Zebra Midges, small Pheasant Tails or a Delektable Twinkle in sizes #18 or #20.

Dry fly fishing has been pretty spotty with this last cold snap putting a damper on things. Once things start to warm up a bit you can expect pods of risers to be pretty well spread out throughout the river and when you come across them you’ll need a couple Sipper Midges, CDC midges, Griffith’s Gnats and a good presentation.

Streamer fishing has been pretty much status quo for this time of year a.k.a. pretty tough with some big exceptions. Something small such as Zonkers, Mini-Loops, Delektable Single Screamers and Trevor’s Sculpins are best off being fished low and slow. As always if you’re just out there looking for one big fish it’s always worth fishing something big. We’re looking forward to that spring time streamer bite that we always love to take advantage of.

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January 8th – 25th | Mexico Fishing Report

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Beartooth Flyfishing

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October 20th – December 16th|Red Fish

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Beartooth Flyfishing

This year down south in the Louisiana marsh, Captain Marty has seen peaks and valleys for a fishing experience. This has been due to the uncharacteristic weather having peaks and valleys of its own. The weather has been going from nice warm 80 degree days to having cold spells come from out of no where. One in particular brought snow to the area for the first time in thirteen years. The resident Red fish loathe this weather and would rather hide in the mud like an alligator or turtle for the winter then be cruising the flats sun bathing and munching flies. After the snow passed it took two whole days to see any Red fish movement at all with all the larger fish (25 pounds and up) still M.I.A. or sunbathing to warm up from their cold experience. We also have to thank this weather as the fish then have a few days where they focus on trying to keep warm and starve themselves like pretty actors on the red carpet. Once that red carpet night is over they have been gorging themselves like food eating contestant champions. This has allowed Marty to have some serious big hungry fishing days.