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The Tackle Shop
127 Main Street
Box 625
Ennis, MT 59729
(800) 808-2832 or
(406) 682-4263
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| | Beaverhead | Ruby River | Big Hole | Madison River
Above Ennis | Madison River
Below Ennis |
| Fly Selection | Yellow Sallies, Caddis, and PMD's are working well in afternoon. | Small nymphs in bright colors are the trick. | Try some streamers, and Pat's Brown Rubber legs. Caddis working in he afternoons. | Pat's Brown Rubber Legs and Salmon Fly nymphs are working well, followed by Lightening Bug and other flashy bright droppers, as are Salmon Fly imitations and Stimulators on the surface. | Small Nymphs and Bead Heads, San Juan worms, and brightly colored egg patterns. Also Baetis and Caddis in afternoons. |
| Water Conditions | Flows and clarity are now better. | Flows and clarity are now better. | Flows are high, with clarity improving. | Flows are still a little high from Hebgen water release, but with increasing clarity daily. | Flows and clarity are now better. |
| Fishing Tips | The water is clearing up, and is fishable, but not great; head over to the Madison. | The water is clearing up, and is fishable, but not great; head over to the Madison. | The water is clearing up, and is fishable, but not great; head over to the Madison. | Fishing has really picked up this week as clarity has greatly increased. Salmon flies are in full swing, from the Bear Trap Canyon, up to Storey Ditch. Fishing is great from dawn to dusk ! | Trying nymphing at the banks, and in the deeper holes. Salmon Flies are starting to appear. |
| Species | Rainbows, Browns, Yellowstone Cutthroat, Whitefish, Artic Grayling | Rainbows, Browns, Whitefish | Artic Grayling, Brook, Browns, Cutthroat, Rainbow, Whitefish | Rainbows, Yellowstone Cutthroat, BIG Browns, and Whitefish are bountiful. Guides have been reporting abundant Rainbows and Browns over 20 inches. | Rainbows, Browns, Yellowstone Cutthroat, Whitefish, |
| Station Number | Station Name | Long-Term Median Flow 7/3 | Stream Flow (ft3/s) | Water Temp (F°) | Date | Time |
| 06018500 | Beaverhead River near Twin Bridges, MT | 204 | 128 | -- | 07/03 | 12:00 |
| 06020600 | Ruby River below Reservoir near Alder, MT | 342 | 354 | -- | 07/03 | 13:00 |
| 06025500 | Big Hole River near Melrose, MT | 1,739 | 1,720 | 62.78 | 07/03 | 13:15 |
| 06038800 | Madison River at Kirby Ranch near Cameron, MT | 1,330 | 1,590 | 60.8 | 07/03 | 13:45 |
| 06041000 | Madison River below Ennis Lake near McAllister, MT | 2,020 | 2,380 | 66.2 | 07/03 | 13:45 |
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The Orvis Company, Inc. and Rancho Dos Mas, LLC dba The Tackle Shop
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