The Madison River offers a premier opportunity for fly-fishing at its best. The water flows are consistent and are managed with the fishery in mind-there is no agricultural demand on this water. Consequently, insect emergances are consistent and prolific. It is primarily a Stone Fly and Caddis Fly river; however, in certain locations and times the Baetis, PMD, and Epeorus emergances are excellant. We fish to wild, self-sustaining populations of Browns and Rainbows with a population density of 3000 per mile. To quote my longtime friend and client Burt Weissbourd "fish wherever you want, but all roads lead back to the Madison."

The Yellowstone

The Yellowstone River is the longest free flowing river in the United States. It is an excellent fishery, but the flows can be erratic. It usually settles down from its runoff about the 1st of July. We fish to wild, self-sustaining populations of browns, rainbows, cutthroats, and hybrids with an average population density of 4000 per mile. This river offers great dry fly fishing with regular emergences of PMD's, Golden Stones, Salmon Flies, Caddis, and Baetis. But my favorite time is the latter part of July and into August because this is, you guessed it "hopper time." This is probably the best chance to catch a very nice trout on a dry fly. I suggest long floats and beating the banks with terrestrials. Access is good and the view through Paradise Valley is even better. (There is a $25.00 trip charge above the daily guide fee for Yellowstone River trips.)