South Western Montana 7-11-2011

A few gulpers are showing on Hebgen Lake.  The Madison River below Quake is still running high but is beginning to clear.   Streamers and San Juan worms are taking some good fish. They don’t pay much attention to the big dries that are commonly fished this time of year when there are plenty of  things to eat on the bottom. But the big stoneflies are working their way up the river as it clears and drops.  So look for patterns for them to soon be effective.  Want to fish a great small stream here?  Try the West Fork of the Madison River. It’s  clearing and dropping, so wet and dry attractors will be effective.