Montana Fly Fishing Report
Fly Fishing on the Madison and Missouri RiversArchive for August, 2008
A day off…out of Hebgen: 851 cfs at Kirby: 959 cfs Two days ago I guided the wade stretch and we had one of the best days of dry fly fishing I have seen all season long. Spruce Moths and Spinners in the morning and then there were BWOs and PMDs all afternoon. Each large boulder had 2-5 [...] 
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out of Hebgen: 851 cfsout of Hebgen: 851 cfs at Kirby: 959 cfs Our cool overnight temperatures have really helped the Madison stay in shape this summer. With the lack of rain, things are getting pretty dry, but yesterdays river temp at Ruby was 62 degrees. For mid August that is great. The wind on the Madison has been [...]
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Hopper TimeOut of Hebgen: 841 cfs At Kirby: 959 cfs Grasshopppers are out in abundance and on windy days you’ll find them floating naturally in the middle of the river and along the banks. Fishing the middle of the river with long drifts and twitching the hopper from time to time will bring some extremely aggresive strikes. Spruce Moths are [...]
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Oh the wind and rain…..Out of Hebgen: 767 cfs At Kirby: 926 cfs The Madison continues to fish well and at this rate we will continue to have dry fly fishing for the rest of summer. Twitching hopppers has been fun and so has the spruce moth hatch. I saw Salmonflies at Pine Butte and near Standard Creek two days ago. [...]
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