Madison River Fishing Report

This Madison River fishing report is from January 31 until the first extended warm spell. Note that the Madison inside YNP is not covered here, but in our Yellowstone Park Fishing Report.

Lower Madison Report

Not a bad choice on warmer days. Midge pupae, San Juan Worms, and pink “junk flies” like Pill Poppers, Caviar Scuds, and Pink Lightning Bugs are good choices. Some midge activity is possible on calm, warmer days. On the warmest days, slow-swinging leech-style streamers is worth a shot.

Upper Madison Report

We haven’t actually been up there lately and probably won’t until spring. That said, the “between the lakes” stretch is not a bad choice this time of year if you can handle bucking snow to get to the river. Use similar stuff as mentioned for the Lower Madison.

Madison River Fishing Report – Relevant Links

• West Yellowstone-Area Streamflow
• Cameron-Area Streamflow
• Lower River Streamflow
• Ennis Weather

Note: We update our general fishing report far more often than our fishery-specific reports like this one, especially between November and April.