Even though I’ve been fishing pretty much every day for weeks now I really haven’t had much to report. It’s been a series of mediocre days, a lot of time spent splashing around looking for the fish that everyone else is catching. So, in that way… today’s report will be no different.
I woke up this morning not really wanting to go out but with no furniture to sit on, being pretty much caught up on work and nothing else to do but tie flies… I forced myself to go fish. (I know it’s a tough life.)
The Madison hasn’t been treating me to well lately so naturally that’s where I headed, only to find the midge hatch has increased exponentially in the last few days since my last trip over. However, in spite the biblical midge hatch it was windy and sunny and I never found one fish feeding on top.
Look close… that scum on the water is a midge cluster the size of a house boat.
So it was another beautiful day enjoying the great outdoors. Six hours on the water and ony one fish… although I am happy to report that one fish was a 21 inch brown, who I might have lucked into by hitting him on the head with that size 20 zebra midge.
I still say, I would have forgotten furniture if I was moving to Montana =)
That is one hell-of-a midge clump! I’m sorry to read the Madison is giving you a hard time. Thats one of my favorite rivers (top 5) although, I have only fished it during the summer. So you know, I’m taking you up on the offer if I’m near Bozeman. I spend 2 weeks every summer off fly fishing all by my lonesome and at least a week of that, if not more, is always done in Montana. I’ll keep you posted!