OBROFF: Bonus

On Jan 3, 2:10*pm, jeff miller wrote:
Larry L wrote:
"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote

We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. *Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid

That's cool !

I can't remember it you have actively chased the Salmon Flies before? * Come
prepared to actually catch most of your fish on caddis and other patterns,
unless you are very lucky. * *IME, all the 'big name, big bug' hatches tend
to be 89% hype/ social affair *and 11% reality as great fishing
opportunities, but June is ( not last year, but most years ) a wonderful
time to be in Greater Yellowstone area chasing trout *... enjoy

my experience has been that the hatch around the madison begins in
july... no?

jeff- Hide quoted text -

Upper Madison is around the 4th of July. Lower Madison in June.
Frank Reid

Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
On Jan 3, 2:10 pm, jeff miller wrote:

Larry L wrote:

"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote

We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid

That's cool !

I can't remember it you have actively chased the Salmon Flies before? Come
prepared to actually catch most of your fish on caddis and other patterns,
unless you are very lucky. IME, all the 'big name, big bug' hatches tend
to be 89% hype/ social affair and 11% reality as great fishing
opportunities, but June is ( not last year, but most years ) a wonderful
time to be in Greater Yellowstone area chasing trout ... enjoy

my experience has been that the hatch around the madison begins in
july... no?

jeff- Hide quoted text -


Upper Madison is around the 4th of July. Lower Madison in June.
Frank Reid


Like all salmonfly hatches I'm aware of, it's highly variable, depending
on weather, snowpack, runoff conditions, etc.

So far, it's looking like a good snow year in the northern Rockies. If
it keeps up, we might see very late conditions like last year, when
everything seemed like it was delayed about a month.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On 3-Jan-2009, rw wrote:

So far, it's looking like a good snow year in the northern Rockies. If
it keeps up, we might see very late conditions like last year, when
everything seemed like it was delayed about a month.

I sure hope so
We just got hit w -3 ft of snow

Last year the run-off was great!
We needed it for fire season ... It was lousy though for early season May &
June fly fishing
as the rivers were high and fast thru late June -

Let's hope that this year is the same or better
I like living fire free more than fly fishing

We also need to fill our breeding canal - We need the early spring runoff
Last yearr we added 1100 rainbow fry - Maybe 200-300 survived??
We have honed our techniques - get to the canal and lock up the dogs before
we trap the fish
I expect 3 times that am't this year

and
to
Frank - - Congratulations!

Fred

"rw" wrote


So far, it's looking like a good snow year in the northern Rockies. If it
keeps up, we might see very late conditions like last year, when
everything seemed like it was delayed about a month.

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I haven't been paying attention, but that is good news. Last year was
definitely 'different' from a FFing POV but a couple years of good water
could really bring some troubled streams back to life in the long run ( fish
do better in water than out ;-).

I may open the season at Picabo again instead of the Firehole, if your
prediction comes true