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July 17, 2008 - Steve Hoovler

Madison%20River%20Fly%20Fishing.jpgI've fished with some great folks over the last few days. Most notably, Bill Kane and his daughter Sarah.  We spent a late afternoon and evening together floating the Madison, and had a ball. A classic Madison Valley summer thunderstorm forced us to take cover under a streamside willow for  45 minutes.  But, after the storm passed the sun came out, the wind died down, and fish rose to dry flies. We enjoyed consistent dry fly fishing with Salmonflies, Golden Stones, PMD's and Caddis as the sinking sun light up the Madison range. Believe it or not, during our rain delay we sat and watched dozens of adult Salmonflies on the bank including a handful that were crawling from their nymphal shucks. The Big Bugs refuse to quit this year.   Thanks for an awesome evening, guys!
Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 11:49PM by Registered CommenterSteve Hoovler | Comments Off

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