fishingtiger
Senior Member
Met up with some buddies who live out there and we floated the Madison for 4 days. Absolutely crushed it. The fish were hammering hoppers and occasionally a bead head dropper. Here are a couple pics.
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baddave
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nice pic and beautiful country .. looks like a blast! i'd so love to go out there pronghorn hunting
Sweet! I've got to get out there sometime.
Excellent! I've been saying for years, the Madison is my favorite river to fish.
Jimmy Harris
Senior Member
It's one of my favorite streams also.
Timberman
Senior Member
Nice! To quote my kids Montana in the summer is lit!
How do you cast without tree limbs and rhododendron bushes hanging over your head?
How do you cast without tree limbs and rhododendron bushes hanging over your head?
You cast as far as you want to. You just need a 6wt to fight the wind!
jocko755
Senior Member
Epic. Enjoyed the pics.
I don't have a digital copy anymore, so I snapped a pic of this photo I keep in my office. I can't think of a fish I've ever worked harder to catch than this brown I caught about 300 yards above Lyon's bridge on the Madison.
There was a large boulder in the middle of the river that created a tempting eddy downstream. The water was swift and high and very treacherous to wade if you got much over thigh deep. In order to get to the boulder, I sought out the shallowest path I could find, but still got up over my waist. It was very tricky wading and I knew if I lost my footing, I was going for a swim and a long float. I finally got into position downstream from the boulder and the water became shallower. I had a large orange stimulator tied on and I cast to the eddy and watched a perfect drift go untouched. And I repeated it, again and again. I couldn't believe no fish were hiding in the eddy. I began to high-stick the fly line and let the fly circle lazily in the eddy, around and around several times, then BAM. This golden boy came up and ate it.
Man, I was younger then...
There was a large boulder in the middle of the river that created a tempting eddy downstream. The water was swift and high and very treacherous to wade if you got much over thigh deep. In order to get to the boulder, I sought out the shallowest path I could find, but still got up over my waist. It was very tricky wading and I knew if I lost my footing, I was going for a swim and a long float. I finally got into position downstream from the boulder and the water became shallower. I had a large orange stimulator tied on and I cast to the eddy and watched a perfect drift go untouched. And I repeated it, again and again. I couldn't believe no fish were hiding in the eddy. I began to high-stick the fly line and let the fly circle lazily in the eddy, around and around several times, then BAM. This golden boy came up and ate it.
Man, I was younger then...
Nice,,,,prolly couldn't fly fish with my back,,,,but would sure like to learn,,,,I don't have a digital copy anymore, so I snapped a pic of this photo I keep in my office. I can't think of a fish I've ever worked harder to catch than this brown I caught about 300 yards above Lyon's bridge on the Madison.
There was a large boulder in the middle of the river that created a tempting eddy downstream. The water was swift and high and very treacherous to wade if you got much over thigh deep. In order to get to the boulder, I sought out the shallowest path I could find, but still got up over my waist. It was very tricky wading and I knew if I lost my footing, I was going for a swim and a long float. I finally got into position downstream from the boulder and the water became shallower. I had a large orange stimulator tied on and I cast to the eddy and watched a perfect drift go untouched. And I repeated it, again and again. I couldn't believe no fish were hiding in the eddy. I began to high-stick the fly line and let the fly circle lazily in the eddy, around and around several times, then BAM. This golden boy came up and ate it.
Man, I was younger then...
If you can spin fish, you can fly fish.
If I wasn't poor and had to go to work every day, I would.
Gotta place to stay,,,,you guys are the pros,,,,
Taxman
Senior Member
Great pics. Nice to meet up with old friends.
I am a member of the Montana fan club no matter the reason being there. Thanks for taking us along
JonathanG2013
Senior Member
Looks like you had a wonderful trip. Great pics.
