Madison River Fishing Reports

April 2022 Updated 4/21/2022  As warmer weather approaches in Southwest Montana, the town of Ennis has slowly awakened from its annual hibernation. Restaurants are filling and anglers are beginning to flock to the Upper Madison in waves. The mass migration of...

April 2022Updated 4/15/2022 It appears that we’re entering another wild Spring here in the Madison Valley! With temperatures almost reaching 70 degrees last week, the whole Upper Madison opening up, to even a foot of snow recorded here in town,...

April 2022 Updated 4/1/2022 With Temperatures on the rise and the river still on the low, fishing has been hit or miss. We have been having some great days mixed in with a few slow ones. Many fish are starting...

MARCH 2022 Updated 3/18/2022 Good morning and happy Friday, Madison Valley! The weather here in Ennis has been unseasonably warm as of late. Current weather forecasts predict balmy temperatures with a potential high of 56°F arriving on Thursday the 24th....

March 2022Updated 3/3/2022 March is upon us and the Madison Valley is warming up. The last week of February hit us with a cold spell that sealed up our gorge. Please be aware of the gorge when you're floating as...

February 2022Updated 2/1/2022 February is a notoriously arduous month to get through. Most folks spend their nights at the vise accompanied by dyed feathers and fine bourbon. Taste enough dye (or perhaps just bourbon) from these finely tinged feathers and...