Ennis / Three Forks
Madison River
Live Conditions
Madison River — Madison River near Cameron, MT
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
25.19 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌫️Foggy
46° / 37°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
47° / 32°
Tue
☁️Overcast
55° / 30°
Wed
☁️Overcast
48° / 34°
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
6.6
Time of Day
Using: 994 CFS · 43.9°F · Midges dominant. BWOs on mild afternoons. Brown trout spawn — RESPECT REDDS. Streamer fishing peaks for post-spawn fish. Lower Madison fishable through freeze-up.
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Madison River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Madison River · November · Late Fall
🟢 Active now at 43.9°F water
🟡 Approaching — within 5°F of trigger range
Select month
Midges dominant. BWOs on mild afternoons. Brown trout spawn — RESPECT REDDS. Streamer fishing peaks for post-spawn fish. Lower Madison fishable through freeze-up.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
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About Madison River
Iconic 50-mile riffle from Quake Lake to Ennis — one of the most famous wade-and-float fisheries in the world. Wild rainbows and browns over endless cobble runs with a legendary Salmonfly hatch in late June.
Regulations
Catch-and-release only for brown and rainbow trout in the wade-fishing-only section below Quake Lake; standard Montana regulations apply elsewhere. Montana fishing license required. Verify current regs at fwp.mt.gov before fishing.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Madison River with more confidence.
Montana Fishing Regulations for Fly Anglers
Montana's Conservation License prerequisite and AIS pass, the third-Saturday-in-May to November 30 general stream season, blue-ribbon special regs on…
Trout Species of Montana
Montana's six salmonids and how to tell a harvestable brown from a release-required cutthroat or a protected bull trout. Missouri and Yellowstone…
Seasonal Guide to Montana Fly Fishing
Montana rivers are a completely different game each season — Salmonfly in late May, PMD and caddis in July, technical Trico on the Missouri in…