The Upper Madison River originates in Yellowstone National Park and flows through Hebgen Lake, past the town of Ennis, Montana on its way to Ennis Lake. Because river flows are managed from Hebgen Dam, water levels remain pretty consistent throughout most of the fishing season. With gorgeous scenery and great fly fishing, anglers from all over seek out Montana's famed Madison River.
The Upper Madison has been fishing excellent lately and should continue to be good as we move further into fall! For your nymph rigs, we like a size 8-12 rubber legs or a worm up top to an egg, sz 14-18 frenchdipity/three dollar dip, sz 14-18 shop vac, sz 14-16 red copper john, sz 14-16 frenchie, or sz 14-16 purple blowtorch. If they aren't eating the rubber legs or worm, just fish 2 smaller flies like a zebra midge and an Rs2 and downsize your tippet to 5x or 6x. Try stripping some streamers too! Flashy flies like Sparkle Minnows, kreelex's, barely legal's, rusty trombones, and Bite snack sculpins have been moving some nice fish as well as flashy flies like the montana intruer, Mini Dungeon, and Foxy Cleopatra's.
Parachute Adams (16-20), Purple Haze (18-20), Griffiths Gnat (16-20), Razor Midge (18-22), Buzz Ball (16-18), Chubby Chernobyl (8-16), Water walker (8-12), Corn Fed caddis (14-18), Stubby Chubby (12-16)
Woolly Bugger Black/Olive (6-12), Mini Loop Sculpin Olive, Natural (6), Mini Dungeons Yellow/White/Black (6), Baby Dragon Sculpin/Black/Yellow/Whitey (4), Sparkle Minnow Smoke/Sculpin/Brown (2-8) Heisenberg Black/ Olive/ White (6), Kill Whitey Black/ Olive/ White (4), Montana Intruder (6), Sparkle Minnow Smoke/JJ/Sculpin (8) (8)
Pats Rubberlegs Black/Coffee, Olive, Black, Orange (4-12), Rainbow Warrior (16-20), Copper John Red/Copper(16-20), Pink/Natural Quilldigon (14-18), Green Machines (16-20), $3 Dips (14-18), Steel Worm (6-8), Matt’s Shagadelic Mop, Eggs
