The Madison River lies just about 10 miles over Raynold’s Pass, the border between Island Park, ID and Montana. Dubbed the 50 mile riffle for a reason, the Madison is a faster flowing riveroffering a different fishing experience from the Henry’s Fork River on the Idaho side.

Dave Padrutt with a big Madison Brown during Stoneflies

Great hatches of Salmon Flies, Golden Stones, Caddis, PMD’s, Yellow Sallies, Flav’s, and Epeorus make the Madison yet another phenominal dry fly river in the Island Park region. Terrestrial activity through the late summer and early fall also add to the Madison’s dry fly experience.

Another Happy Customer With a Madison Brown on a Dry Fly

The Madison River has healthy populations of Rainbows as well as Browns. This particular Rainbow (below) was caught on a Stoefly nymph.

Madison Rainbow