Legendary Waters · The Maddy
Madison River Fly Fishing
The hundred mile riffle. A bucket-list river for nearly every fly angler alive.
The Maddy
Flat out legendary
The Madison is the river most fly fishers dream about fishing one day.
It’s called the “hundred mile riffle” for its consistent depth and gradient. That can make it tough to plan an attack, but it also makes it that much more incredible when big fish appear from seemingly nowhere. This is water that begs to be fished with big dry flies in summer and sculpins in the fall. If that’s your idea of a perfect day, the Madison is for you.
Through the season
When to fish the Madison
From the first caddis of spring to the last sculpin of fall, the Madison rewards anglers who like to throw big flies.
Late spring
Caddis and the first stonefly activity before and after runoff.
Summer
Salmonflies and golden stones, then caddis and PMDs on long summer evenings.
Late summer
Hoppers, ants and beetles along the banks. Classic big dry fly fishing.
Fall
Sculpin and streamer patterns for big fall browns.
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