Your Madison River fishing report today is brought to you by the Beartooth Flyshop boys and the letter W. If you have been out lately you have been playing in some fun weather involving the dub, clouds, cold, rain and snow. The rainbows are in full swing with the spawn, so be careful out there not to be walking on reds. That also makes for really good fishing in the spring! Right now you will find the fish you catch will be all kinds of colored up. The upper river is fishing well, the middle stretches of the river are fishing well and the lower is also fishing very well. Wherever you go, be sure to realize while you are out there, that you are alive and in it and it’s not really the fish we are all after, it is the life and opportunities the river and fish give us. So, the bugs…
The Stoneflies that are working: (Squalla Stones and Regular Salmon Stones)
Delektable Stonefly Candy UV Black and the UV Black/Rust Sz 6
Delektable Mega Prince Olive Flashback and Standard Sz 6-10
Pats Rubber Legs Black or Brown/Black Variegated Sz 8 and 10
Pats Rubber Legs Olive/Black Variegated Sz 10 and 12
The Mayflies that are out: (March Brown and BWO)
Delektable Lil’ Spanker Pheasant tail Sz 14 and 18
Delektable Lil’ Spanker Silver Sz 12 and 14
Pheasant tail Sz 14
Olive Pheasant tail Sz 14
Prince Nymphs Sz 12-16
The Caddis Hatch: (Mothers Day Caddis coming up)
Delektable Prince Brandon Sz 16
Delektable CDC Prince (CH) Sz 14-16
Prince Nymphs Sz 14-18
Pheasant Tails Sz 14-18
The Worm hatch:
Red Wire Worm
Red/Orange Wire Worm
Delektable Worm Red Sz 12
The Streamer bite:
Trevor’s Sculpin Black
Trevor’s Scuplin Olive
Delektable Single Screamer Black/Olive
The One Sculpin Black
Sheila Sculpin
So as far as the future goes, we can expect the Mother’s Day Caddis about to pop starting on the lower working their way up. So get your dry game ready, because when its on it is really on. If you have any bug questions or questions about the Upper Madison, stop in at the Beartooth Flyshop and see us! We are OPEN 8am-6pm now and will be open later as the season starts to pick up. Feel free to give the shop a call anytime for anything!
Well, that’s it for now, get out there!
Happy Fishing!!!
-Dang
