Big heat, huge wind, and lots of rising fish is the story from the Madison Valley today. I hooked up with Tommy again for a float from Mac to Varney. When you could get a drift through the howling wind, fish ate hoppers, ants, and caddis for most of the day. Lots of little guys were on the hunt, but we managed to get a good number of quality fish too. At Varney we ran into Madison River veteran Yvonne Llewellyn who told us about a 21" brown she caught right below McAttee Bridge. Around 3:00pm the heat of the day seemed to reach its peak, and the dry fly bite disappeared from Cameron Flats down.

The forecast calls for more wind, but temps should be dropping over the next few days. I'll be on the river every day.  So, stay tuned.