Lower Madison Streamer Fishing

The lower madison is beginning to show it's fall colors and big browns are looking to feed as they begin to spawn. Caught this big old hen on olive zonker size 4 by canaday boat launch so it's easy enough to find buckets from shore. Dead drifting streamers (zonkers, bow river buggers, and crayfish) with small nymph droppers (lightning bug, king prince, copper johns) have produced enough good hits to keep me happy. Look for PMD's coming off(sparingly but enough) in the afternoon and sulphur duns/callabaetis in late evening to satisfy the dry fly cravings. All in all the lower madison is shaping up nicely to regain it's beautiful fall fishing. Don't be afraid to go below the surface to find the big ones!