June 25th fishing report
Weekly fishing report, June 25, 2009
It feels a lot like summer out there…….Finally. With temperatures in the 80’s and maybe 90’s for the rest of the week, a good portion of the remaining mountain snow should come down. If that is the case, by next week we should start to see more consistent water levels.
Currently the Yellowstone River is running at 15,000cfs and is still too high to fish. We saw the river turn a little green a couple of days ago giving us a little glimpse of things soon to come, but it was short lived and is now back to brown. Don’t get your hopes up for a fishable Salmon Fly hatch. It may happen before the river will allow us to get a boat on it.
The Gallatin River is at 2900cfs, down from 4000cfs just four days ago. Though it’s still not gin clear and knee deep wading yet, you should be able to bouncing big rubber leg Salmon Fly patterns through those soft pockets and pools close to the rivers edge. Keep your eye on this river, it won’t be long.
We had great fishing on the lower Madison River last week thanks to the consistent water levels. Tuesday the river took a 600cfs jump and as usual shut the fishing down, but since then the river has dropped a little every day and is getting the fish back in to the eating mood, for now. The USGS web site shows the upper Madison is coming back up, and that means the lower will do the same in a couple of days or so. The Salmon Flies have made their way well into the Bear Trap canyon and should jump Ennis Lake next week. Below the canyon the Golden Stones are now the star of the show, so arm yourself with some dry fly patterns like the Mystery Meat Golden Stone and King’s Yellow Sally for top water action. If you go deep, a yellow and black Pat’s rubber Leg or Iron Sally will do the trick. But, don’t forget the Lower Madison’s staple fly selection, craw fish, sculpin, and San Juans.
The upper Madison is on the rise duo to the rain this past week, but should level out soon. The Salmon Flies are a few days off but guides are coming back with reports of the big stonefly nymphs crawling around the banks in large numbers. So bust out those big rubber leg patterns and beat the banks. Also, look for caddis hatches in the afternoon and evenings for some late day dry fly fishing. So be sure to have a hand full of caddis pupa and adult patterns.
It feels a lot like summer out there…….Finally. With temperatures in the 80’s and maybe 90’s for the rest of the week, a good portion of the remaining mountain snow should come down. If that is the case, by next week we should start to see more consistent water levels.
Currently the Yellowstone River is running at 15,000cfs and is still too high to fish. We saw the river turn a little green a couple of days ago giving us a little glimpse of things soon to come, but it was short lived and is now back to brown. Don’t get your hopes up for a fishable Salmon Fly hatch. It may happen before the river will allow us to get a boat on it.
The Gallatin River is at 2900cfs, down from 4000cfs just four days ago. Though it’s still not gin clear and knee deep wading yet, you should be able to bouncing big rubber leg Salmon Fly patterns through those soft pockets and pools close to the rivers edge. Keep your eye on this river, it won’t be long.
We had great fishing on the lower Madison River last week thanks to the consistent water levels. Tuesday the river took a 600cfs jump and as usual shut the fishing down, but since then the river has dropped a little every day and is getting the fish back in to the eating mood, for now. The USGS web site shows the upper Madison is coming back up, and that means the lower will do the same in a couple of days or so. The Salmon Flies have made their way well into the Bear Trap canyon and should jump Ennis Lake next week. Below the canyon the Golden Stones are now the star of the show, so arm yourself with some dry fly patterns like the Mystery Meat Golden Stone and King’s Yellow Sally for top water action. If you go deep, a yellow and black Pat’s rubber Leg or Iron Sally will do the trick. But, don’t forget the Lower Madison’s staple fly selection, craw fish, sculpin, and San Juans.
The upper Madison is on the rise duo to the rain this past week, but should level out soon. The Salmon Flies are a few days off but guides are coming back with reports of the big stonefly nymphs crawling around the banks in large numbers. So bust out those big rubber leg patterns and beat the banks. Also, look for caddis hatches in the afternoon and evenings for some late day dry fly fishing. So be sure to have a hand full of caddis pupa and adult patterns.
posted by Admin at
3:33 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home