The following fishing report is by Madison River Outfitters:
YNP Is Open and Fishing Great!
Montana
Hebgen & Quake Lakes: The lakes are fishing very well right now. Quake is going to be drastically more colored up than hebgen for the next few weeks. We’ve been getting fish on chironomids subsurface, fish have been looking at attractor dries too, but its still a bit early for gulpers.
Flies We’re Fishing:
#18 Black, Olive, OR Red Zebra Midge, #14 O/S Opal Buzzer, #14 Olive Nugget, #14 Turkey Callibaetis, #16 Brush Hog, #14 Black/Red Ice Cream Cone, #8 Black Vegas Booby Leech, #8 Black OR Olive Simi-Seal Leech, #8 Hot Bead Thin Mint
Madison Flows:
Hebgen Lake Inflow: 1507 CFS
Hebgen Lake Outflow: 501 CFS
Kirby Flows: 1140 CFS
Cameron Flows: 2200 CFS
Water Temp @ Kirby: High 61 F
Low 48 F
Flows as of 12pm June 2nd 2025
MRO Guide BJ’s Client Thomas and son Ethen with a snakey BTL Brown
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Upper Madison:
The Upper is fishing great despite runoff being so off and on this year – with our weather as indecisive as ever, its been rising but not necessarily coloring up too drastically. Bugs are finally flying, mainly caddis on the upper with some good baetis days mixed in. Nymphing is as solid as ever but plenty of fish are rising on dries too!
Flies We’re Fishing:
#16 Olive Hot Spot Perdigon, #16 Sunburst Perdigon, #18 S&M Dark Baetis, #18 Purple JJ Baetis, #16/#18 Black OR Red Krystal Dip, #14 Pilva’s Perdigon – Olive, #20 Bucky’s Midge Cluster, #20 Low Water Baetis, #20 Missing Link, #16 Royal Chubby Chernobyl, #16 Peacock Chubby Chernobyl, #4 Olive Supernatural Peanut, #6 Olive MT Mouthwash, #6 Olive/White Barely Legal, #8 Hot Bead Leech – Olive, Black, Brown
MRO Guide Tom Forsberg and Girlfriend Rachel Cheesin over a float section ‘bow
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YNP
The park has opened to fishing and its been great!
Firehole: The firehole is fishing very well, we’ve seen tons of the regular opening day bugs, i.e. White Miller caddis, spring caddis, BWO’s, and some early big bugs in the way of salmonflies a bit lower on the river. swinging wets has been productive as always.
Madison: The Mad is fishing great as well, with most of the same bugs as the firehole buzzing around.
Gibbon: To avoid redundancy, its fishing great too!
Gallatin: The Gallatin is still icy cold and wont get into full swing for another month or so.
NE Corner: The Yellowstone and its tributaries are closed until July 1st
YNP Flows
Firehole: 312 CFS & 70F (peak)
Gibbon: 143 CFS
Madison: 484 CFS
Gallatin: 2590 (woof)
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Get out there!
MRO Guide Tyler Amory all smiles with client Doug
Feature photo: MRO Guide Tom Forsberg’s Client Cecil with a lovely Madison Rainbow
