Madison River

One of the best wild trout fisheries that Montana has to offer is less than forty-five minutes from Last Chance Lodge. The Madison River is often referred to as the fifty-mile riffle due to its fast pocket water. Several floats and endless wading opportunities exist between Raynolds Pass and Ennis. This section provides excellent hatches and a variety of water including shallow rocky riffles and braided channels.

Salmonflies, golden stones, blue-winged olives, terrestrials, pale-morning duns, caddis and march browns provide excellent dry fly fishing opportunities throughout the season on the Madison. Anglers fishing nymphs and streamers are often rewarded by larger trout. Stonefly nymphs, serendipities, caddis larvae, copper johns, zonkers, muddler minnows & conehead buggers are very effective patterns on the Madison.

Madison Brown

Despite whirling disease problems reported in the mid nineties, the Madison River is fishing very well again. Biologists are reporting very healthy numbers of mature rainbows and large brown trout.