I took a break from the Madison today and fished the Gallatin with a father and son from Florence, Italy. We found good fishing in the stretch between Daly Creek and Specimen Creek. There's still a couple of salmonflies and golden stones around, and we rose a few fish on big dry stoneflies. But, the majority of our fish came to a #16 PMX and a #16 PMD Cripple. Paolo had the fish of the day with a 17" Cutt-bow right out of the gate.

The Madison fished well again for us yesterday. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, there's still salmonflies around. We had a few good fish rise out in the middle to big dries at several different points between Lyons and Pallisades. I've also heard good reports from the wade stretch. Two or three plastered the windshield above $3 Bridge driving back from the river last night.

It's been quite a month down there. Stay tuned for more.