Fall Fly Fishing on the Madison River from Ennis, Montana
Madison River Fly Fishing Brown Trout
FishWater Outfitters had phenomenal fall fly fishing on The Madison River in Ennis, Montana! The hopper fishing continued to be good through the middle of September until the cooler Montana weather began to take hold and stick around for good. Our Ennis Montana fly fishing guides continued to work hard throughout September and the beginning of October as the leaves turned and the weather started getting much cooler. The streamer fishing on The Madison River fished well, especially on the cloudy overcast days.
Ennis Montana Fly Fishing and a beautiful rainbow trout
Once we were finished with one of the best hopper seasons that we have had in many years in Ennis Montana, all of our Madison River fly fishing guides made the switch over to steamers and nymphs. Montana Outfitter, Braden Powell and the ennis montana fly fishing guides that work with him prefer to use a technique called tight lining. This fly fishing technique works well on the Madison River mostly because of the shallow depth and continuously fast current. While fly fishing from a drift boat, this technique allows our guides to position the boat and the flies properly while also minimizing the amount of times that the flies get caught on the bottom of the Madison River. Our Madison River fly fishing guides prefer to throw medium to small sized streamers that are imitating bull head sculpin. Some of these patterns include the pearl and copper zonker, trevor sculpin and the mini loop sculpin. There a many different streamer patterns that work very well for madison river fly fishing but those are some of our top choices. Many of our Ennis Montana fly fishing guides like to trail a small nymph behind the streamer to have two different options for the trout to feed on. The majority of the time, for madison river fly fishing, basic, very well known nymphs will work great. Such as, prince, lightning bug, pheasant tail, hares ear to name a few. Overall, the fishing was great throughout the summer and into the fall and we are now transitioning back to the Lowcountry of South Carolina for our winter and spring guiding in beautiful Charleston.
Mike with a great brown trout while fishing with one of our Madison River fly fishing guides
Its never too early to start planning your summer vacation to Ennis Montana, Braden Powell and his Madison River fly fishing guides are booking for the summer of 2020 now!
If you are planning a trip to visit Charleston, SC and are hoping to experience the Lowcountry Marsh from a boat, don’t hesitate to call Captain Braden Powell now to talk about Folly Beach and Charleston fly fishing charters.
