Montana Guide Services
At the Madison River Fishing Company we take great pride in the quality and diversity of our guided float fishing trips. The best guide crew in Montana will show you exciting fishing on some of the most productive rivers in the world. Rivers we cover are the Upper and Lower Madison, Big Hole, Jefferson, Beaverhead and Yellowstone.
All our fly fishing trips will be tailored to fit your needs. Our guides are excellent instructors and a large part of their day concerns teaching people the finer points of fly fishing. If you're just a beginner and need help with casting and knot tying, a day on the river will greatly improve your skills. If you want to be the only one on the river, we can make arrangements for early morning trips or late evening floats. The bottom line is, we will do whatever it takes to ensure a memorable trip. Our McKenzie style drift boats are comfortable and specifically designed for fly fishing. Arrangements can be made for airport pick-ups and returns if you do not want to rent a car.
Give us a call at 800-227-7127 or e-mail us at
mrfc@3rivers.net
We also offer
Montana fly fishing schools.
MADISON RIVER
(Full Day $425 -- Half Day $325)
- April 15 - May 15: River in excellent condition. Good nymph fishing and afternoon dry flies. Great fishing in the lower river below the Bear Trap Canyon.
- May 20 - June 15: Usually run-off time. Check on conditions. The area between West Fork and Quake Lake on the upper river is generally fishable through the run-off.
- June 20 - July 5: Salmonfly hatch! Fishing giant #4 and #6 stonefly dries, large stonefly nymphs on the bottom. Some great evening caddis hatches.
- July 10 - August 5: Good dry fly fishing on #14 & #16 caddis patterns. Sporadic mayfly hatches, sizes 14 through 18's and as always, terrific big streamer fishing on the entire river.
- August 5 - September 15: Grasshopper patterns and attractor patterns during the day. Still some good evening caddis action. Streamer and bead head nymph patterns effective all day.
- September 15-November 1: Fall streamer & nymph fishing for big fish. Sometimes good Baetis dry fly activity on cloudy days. Below Ennis Lake can be great!
BIG HOLE RIVER
($465 -- Full Days Only)
- June 8 - June 20: Salmonfly hatch! Fishing #4 and #6 dryflies, large stonefly nymphs on the bottom. Some evening caddis hatch activity.
- June 20 -July 25: Good dry fly action on smaller mayfly patterns in the mornings. On cloudy days, good dry action all day. Good evening caddis hatches. Smaller stonely nymphs and bead head flies all day long. Large streamers for big fish!
- August 1 -September 1: Depending on water levels there is still good morning and evening dry fly activity. Afternoons feature attroctor dries small nymphs and streamers.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER
($465 - Full Days Only)
- July 25 - October 15: Depending on water levels, great streamer and nymph river with sporadic dry fly activity.
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