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O'Dell Creek Fly Shop
Ennis, Montana
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: Madison River: At this point all of the ramps are useable on the Upper and the fishing has been good although FWP creates the problem of the river getting unecessarily pounded as below town is closed till May 17th as is Quake to McAtee. So guess where all the boats are? You guessed it, Varney to town, things are low but coming up a little bit to around 900 and I'm heading up here on Wednesday to do a bit of banging the boat off the rocks. Reports of some baetis on calmer days in the side channels, but better than that fish are stacked up in the deeper water still, that won't change too much as it's still cooler up in Ennis with temps fluctuating 10+ degrees throughout the day making the afternoons the most productive time to be fishing, perfect, gentleman's hours... Deaddrifting streamer patterns with smaller beadhead droppers off the back has been decent, and lots of guys nymphing with your standard big rubberleg nymphs and mayfly and caddis droppers along with midges still. I'm going to go rip some streamers in the afternoon if the weather cooperates, and probably even if it doesn't. Report back on Thursday if I get a chance. Fly pattern suggestions:
BH FB PT: 14-16-18-20 Firey Juan: 10 Copper John Black, Olive & Red: 16-18-20 Copperwire Mayfly Olive & Tan: 16-18 BH FB PT: 16-18 Copper Bead Mayfly: 16-18 Big Red: 6-8 Coppertone: 6-8 Eggs: 8-10 San Juan Worm Red, Purple, Tan: 6 Zebra Midge: 18-20 Brassies: 16-18-20 Spiderman: 12-14-16 Copper Bead Mayfly: 16-18-20 Mr. Rubberlegs Hares Ear: 6-8 Pink Wired Softhackle: 14-16 Reported by: Montana Troutfitters |
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- Cutthroat trout
- Whitefish
- Rainbow trout
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