APRIL 2025

UPDATED 4/14/2025

TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON OUR SPRING SPECIAL! Madison River Guided Trips are $200 off until the end of April. $495 Full Day, $350 Half Day!

We’re starting to see lots of action here in town with anglers coming from all over to get a bite of the apple. The Town access site and Valley Garden are the only closed boat ramps on the Upper Madison. Flows are looking great from the abundant snowpack we received this winter. Cameron is currently running at 1150 CFS while the Madison below Hebgen is at 844 CFS. Water temperatures are still pretty dang cold! Expect to see temperatures in the high 30’s  and peaking somewhere around the low 50’s throughout this week. 

The fishing continues to be consistent throughout the Upper Madison. Baetis, stoneflies, and baitfish are providing these fish with an abundance of food. We’re at the point of spring where some of these fish will be hanging in faster, shallow water. We are still finding most of our success through deep and slow buckets with heavily weighted flies. The streamer fishing this weekend was more than kind to us. Keep an eye out for fish looking at baetis in the slow tail outs and slack water. We have some killer baetis patterns at the shop that haven’t made it online yet. Swing on in to see them in person.

Hot Flies:

Streamers: Sparkle Minnow Sculpin, Sculpzilla, Lil Kim, Hot Head Mini Leech Olive, Mini Dungeon White, Woolly Bugger Black.

Dry Flies: Mini Hot Mayfly Black, Midge Adult, Sparkle Stacker BWO, CDC BWO Emerger.

Nymphs: Pat's Rubber Legs Black, Olive, Brown, Zebra Midge Red, Juju Baetis Red, Wonder Nymph BWO, Lightning Bug Gold, Lil Bit Craven Black, Partridge Soft Hackle Pheasant.

- MTS Guide Danny Eiden