Idaho Fish Report

The Madison River has fished very well this past week. Hopper and beetles, ants and crickets and bees have brought up some nice browns and rainbow trout both in and out of the Park as far downstream as Ennis. The float section has fish well with a combination of nymphs in the morning and then turning to dry flies in the afternoon. Parachute hoppers, Royal wulff cripples #14, Royal Trude Cripples #16 and Parachute Adams #14 for dries and Rubber legs, guide dips, and small PT's for nymphs.

The weather forecasts call for a cooling trend with more moisture and this can only mean more and more big brown trout with tag along rainbows running up from Hebgen Lake, pictured above into the Park stretches. We are not saying that the run up fish are in huge numbers as of yet but this is sure worth taking a shot at during the morning hours.

The Gallatin river as of this moment is off color due to the rains we received the past few nights. You can expect this to clear within the next few days and when it does look to fish ants, beetles and hoppers. The nymphing should also be just fine with Micro Mayflies, RS2's and PT's.

The Northeast corner of the park has fished well the past week and on Soda Butte and Lamar we are seeing great numbers of Drake Mackerals, some Baetis and of course don't be without Hoppers, Beetles and ants. Slough Creek has also seen Drakes but the fishing has been a little bit harder on Slough. If you plan to fish Slough your best bet will be walking up into the meadow sections.

The Yellowstone river in the park has been good with terrestrials and beadhead droppers like PT's, Micro mayflies and princes. If you head this way check out the areas around Tower creek and the confluence of the Lamar.

Hebgen Lake pictured, remains good but a little inconsistent. The hatches of Callibaetis are still coming but one day you'll have fish up feeding well and the next just a handful. The most consistent spot has been the Madison Arm, but if you have a boat be sure to check out the main body of the lake.

If your heading over to the Henry's Fork the Box Canyon is one of the best bets. The flow is about 850cfs which is a little below normal but the nymphing has been good with Rubber legs and small nymphs such as Zebra's, PT's and Princes.

Again with the cool weather along the way don't be afraid to check out the Firehole. We have been throwing a few hoppers around and catching a good number of fish. Stay above Midway Geyser Basin for the cooler water. If you are out that way it may also be worth looking at Sentinal Creek.

For now that's all for me! Have a great week!