Montana Troutfitters is Bozeman’s oldest fly fishing shop Since 1978

Sep 18, 2024

The Lower Madison has been fishing ok. Flows are running around 1170cfs and have been consistent for a few days. Chubby droppers with baetis, pheasant tail or a perdigon below will pick up some fish. Crayfish patterns and smaller streamers are worth a shot too.

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Fly Pattern Suggestions

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Dries:

parachute adams, elk hair caddis, stubby chubby, X-caddis, Chubby Chernobyl, Thinder-thighs hopper

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Nymphs:

Clouser Cray, Zirdle Bugs, wooly bugger, Lil Spanker's, perdigons, lightning bugs, shop vac, tailwater sowbug, jiggy caddis pupa

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Streamers:

Sparkle minnows, Kreelex minnows, wooly bugger, sculpzilla, boogie man

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