September 1, 2025

Simply perfect out here right now with moderately warm temperatures, clear skies and great river conditions.

ennis, Mt weather

Looks to stay very nice for the long range forecast, with a slight cool down later next week. Everything has turned green again with the recent deluge. Nights are slowly getting longer and cooler.

Madison river flows

Flows are currently back to around 15% below the annual median after a much needed bump of fresh water from the storm. That's not a bad flow at all given the lack of snowfall in April and May. More important is the water temperature. It slid down as expected due to the overcast conditions, lower air temperatures and rain runoff, and it doesn't look like it's going to warm back up to where it was for the remainder of the year. We don't want to jinx it, but it looks like the Upper Madison River has gone yet another year without any sort of fishing restrictions issues. We are so incredibly fortunate to have this river as our home water!

Madison River fishing techniques

Hopper-dropper is going to be your most versatile rig throughout the day. Nymphing small beads and girdle bugs works too. Of course August is always a good month for worms too if you're into that. Don't overlook August streamer fishing as this is one of the best months of the entire year to see a giant brown trout. September is variable in terms of the most productive fishing technique. Hopefully the terrestrial game comes back strong until we get some frost. Scale it back in size with a #16-18 Parachute Adams in grey, olive, royal or purple.

Madison River flies

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