The grass is getting green, the Mother’s Day Caddis are popping, Bikini Bobbers are out in full force; the Lower Madison River is providing great fishing and entertainment for all!
Early on in the first few days of May we saw an explosion of Mother’s Day Caddis that was epic. In the first few evenings there were clouds of them across the whole river with many risers scattered along the bank.
Anglers targeting the banks had a lot of success within the first few evenings, and then the bite quickly weathered out from colder temps and rain. Short lived for a little over a week but a very proficient hatch this year for those able to hit it right!
Those who have been fishing indicators outside of the hatch windows have had success on a variety of different patterns from Crawdad imitations, Worms, and Caddis & BWO’s Nymphs/Emergers.
The flows on the River in the last few weeks peaked at about 3,330cfs and for the majority the flow has been dropping consistently outside of some minimal bumps/drops. Expect solid Nymph fishing and an incoming Brown Drake hatch that should start to move in with the warmer weather and dropping flows.
Dries: Delektable CDC Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14; Elk Hair Caddis Tan #14; Parachute Adams #16; Delektable Twisted Baby Tan/Brown #14; “X” Caddis Tan #14; Adams Split Wing Parachute #16.
Nymphs: Psycho Prince GB Purple #14; Delektable Jig Hook Tungsten Black Bling #14; Silver B.H. Black Spanish Bullet #16; Wire Worm Wine Red #6-8.
Streamers: Zirdle Olive/Orange #6-8; Zirdle Natural #6-8; Dalai Lama Olive/White #10; Coffey’s CH Sparkle Minnow Sculpin #6; Delektable Single Screamer Olive/White #6; Delektable Single Screamer Black #6; Snapping Craw #8; Claws R Crawfish Tan or Olive #8.
