05-25-2004, 05:24 PM
FISHING: Fair
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The flows at Kirby Ranch are 1070 C.F.S. The upper river is starting to get some color from Cabin Creek, Beaver Creek and the West Fork of the Madison. As of today the river was still fishable near Ennis, however that will be changing and I would not make any plans to fish the upper river this weekend. The section of river between Hedgen and Quake lake will remain clear throughout the spring runoff. Cabin creek comes into the river about 1/4 mile downstream of the dam so the river will be dirty on the north bank below Cabin Creek. Wading to the other side can be treacherous and there are only a few safe places to do so. Be careful if you are trying to get to the other side of the river.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Black CH Buggers #2-6, Black Beauty #2-6, CH Bow Bugger #2-6, Yuk Bug #2-6, Ugly Bug #4-8 Egg Patterns, San Juan Worms, BH Prince #8-12
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Stream Flow Information [[url "http://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=NONE&search_site_no_station_nm=Madison&format=html_table"][#0000ff]click here][/#0000ff][/url]
The flows at Kirby Ranch are 1070 C.F.S. The upper river is starting to get some color from Cabin Creek, Beaver Creek and the West Fork of the Madison. As of today the river was still fishable near Ennis, however that will be changing and I would not make any plans to fish the upper river this weekend. The section of river between Hedgen and Quake lake will remain clear throughout the spring runoff. Cabin creek comes into the river about 1/4 mile downstream of the dam so the river will be dirty on the north bank below Cabin Creek. Wading to the other side can be treacherous and there are only a few safe places to do so. Be careful if you are trying to get to the other side of the river.
Fly Pattern Suggestions: Black CH Buggers #2-6, Black Beauty #2-6, CH Bow Bugger #2-6, Yuk Bug #2-6, Ugly Bug #4-8 Egg Patterns, San Juan Worms, BH Prince #8-12
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