Southwest Montana 8-11-12
Gulper fishing on Hebgen is going great guns. Try the Madison Arm or South Fork Arm from early AM to noon on wind free days.
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Southwestern Montana 8-4-12
Presently Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Dept. has no plans for mandatory fishing closures other than those (2PM to midnight) on the Dearborn, Smith and Sun rivers. Best way to see closure details and if any new come into effect is to visit their web site then click on the Restrictions and Closures button. Hebgen Lake gulpers are providing good morning action.
Southwestern Montana 7-10-12
Hebgen Lake gulpers are on-going for the still water guy, and Madison River giant stonefly hatch on going for the moving water guy. Try Madison Arm for gulpers. Try between Quake and Hebgen lakes for giant stoneflies. Expect company at both locations.
Southwest Montana 7-7-12
Looks like a great stonefly hatch is traveling up the Madison River. Add the beginning of the Hebgen Lake gulpers, and this part of the world offers some great fishing.
Southwestern Montana 7-3-12
Big stoneflies are coming up the Madison River. Some are in the Three Dollar Bridge area right now with peak further downstream but advancing.
Southwest Montana 4-28-12
Ice is going off Hebgen Reservoir. Fishing on Clark Canyon Reservoir has been a bit slow.
Southwestern Montana 10-11-2011
Migrating browns make for the best streamer fishing here. Best walk-in locations on the Madison River are between from Raynolds Bridge downstream, between Quake and Hebgen lakes, and in the river above Hebgen Lake to the Yellowstone Park boundary. Browns are migrating to spawning areas in the Beaverhead River. Float fishing is the best way to encounter these in the river below Clark Canyon Dam. Wait a few weeks for the peak of brown trout migration into the South Fork of the Madison River.
South West Montana 8-19-2011
Big news is the Hebgen Lake gulper activity. It is good, but seems not to have peaked yet. We hear that sites along the Madison Arm and in west side bays are best locations. Speckled duns and tricos are what’s bringing fish up.
South Western Montana 8-05-2011
Big news here is the gulper action on Hebgen Lake. Mornings are the time to be on the water until afternoon winds and breezes hit. The Madison Arm and the west side bays are good locations to try on the lake.
South Western Montana 7-18-2011
The Madison River is back to its fabled self for the time of year. The big stoneflies have arrived in the reach between Hebgen and Quake lakes, so fly-fishers are concentrating there. Below Quake Lake a great strategy is to concentrate on presenting nymphs (From rubberlegs to caddis pupa) in the AM, then with early PM warming switch to dry fly fishing where caddis and stoneflies of all sizes are bringing up fish. Don’t overlook presenting ants and beetles. Hebgen Lake trout seem to be taking midge pupa and some on the surface. Maybe they are getting in practice for the upcoming gulper season. Fishing on Clark Canyon Reservoir is improving but spotty. Midging seems the best approach. The Beaverhead River with a bit lower than normal flows offers some of the best fishing around with golden stones, PMD, and caddis bringing trout up.