Late Spring Season Fishing
We’ll run off is pretty much here to stay for the next 5 weeks, however some of the tailwaters are still fishing well. Dr. Smith came out for his annual spring trip with Montana Fly Fishing Guides and we manage to catch a few trout on Armstrong’s Spring Creek despite the tough conditions (few bugs and bright sun shine). The next day we headed out early and got some good fishing on the Lower Madison River. The early morning found us fishing to trout chasing caddis emergers. Dr. Smith did a great job of working the pods of fish and we landed a number of trout before lunch on a sparkle caddis pupae. The afternoon proved tougher with the high winds but we managed to slow the boat down and work a number of deeper holes which produced several fish. We even had a huge Madison Brown on that ripped across the water reminiscent of a bonefish – that one will have to wait till next year as the hook pulled before we could land it. The highlight of the day however was the Brown Dr. Smith caught on a dry fly at lunch. I noticed a large fish randomly feeding on the surface under a bridge. There were several black stone flies around, but not on the water. We decided to give it a try and making a great cast Dr. Smith landed a very nice 18+ inch brown.
