June 21, 2010 - First day of summer....
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 10:08AM Summer is here, and the first day of the season was a beauty. Bright blue skies, high wispy cirrus clouds, and warm sun made a distant memory of the rainy months we saw this spring. With improving weather, we're seeing more and more fishing every day.
The Madison and H-Fork rivers have been my focus lately. The Madison is truely in perfect shape for salmonflies. The water is slightly green, and flowing at 1110cfs out of Hebgen / 1650cfs at Kirby. The big bugs have been slow to get started so far. There are sporadic bugs below Ennis, and one or two here and there just above town. I'm hoping warmer weather and lower flows get those big bugs in the mood this week.
The H-Fork has also seen a drop in flows. The lower river is at 1800cfs below Ashton. That's a perfect dry fly fishing flow. At least it's supposed to be. Fish haven't gotten into the real dry fly swing of things yet. Most of the bugs we hope to see in June are present. Pmd's, flavs, and golden stones have been the headliners lately. We're still waiting to see that first good gray drake spinner fall around Chester. It feels like things are just about to pop on the lower river.
Stay Tuned.