The Lower Madison starting below the the Ennis Dam is a great fishery. Great for both the wading and the floating angler. This stretch includes the well known Bear Trap Canyon, a beautiful whitewater stretch with deep pools. Then the river slows down and shallows up from the bottom of the canyon all the way to Three Forks, MT.
Hatchopedia On The Water
Water Conditions: Clear
Weather Conditions: CLoudy
Floated or Waded: waded
Section of Water Fished: Lower Beartrap
When the wind eased up to less than a howl, the BWO were hatching and there were risers in most places where the water was sort of smooth.
Water Conditions: green
Weather Conditions: sunny
Floated or Waded: floated
Section of Water Fished: lower Madison
Fishing was ok, not hot like the Gallatin. Beadhead prince, pt’s, copper john in orange and a green mayfly emerger all caught fish. Deeper holes and buckets held fish. Lots of bwo on the water, all action was under.
Water Conditions: clear
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Floated or Waded: waded
Section of Water Fished: Gallatin River- Four Corners
Waded the Gallatin late yesterday afternoon/ evening (3pm-7pm), great fishing the entire time! We caught dozens on BWO dries, emergers and also Red San Juans, Prince nymphs and Pheasant tails. Fish were very energetic unlike some cold April days previously.
Water Conditions: Cloudy, 1500 cfs
Weather Conditions: Sunny/ warm
Floated or Waded: floated
Section of Water Fished: Warm to Cherry
Sat, floated with 1 guy in my boat, double crayfish in the buckets and on edge of weeds. No extra weight, just dead drift em. Also white streamers stripped or swung through the buckets are working well too. On cloudy days switch it up to baetis/cray.