Just read Craig Matthews Facebook posting this am that he had exceptional fishing to caddis on Madison last evening:Originally Posted by Byron haugh
Sunday evening, June 29th, 9:30p.m. I just got off the river. Arrived at 8 p.m. It was too good.....yes, that good! The first pool I checked had a couple nice trout rising to emerging caddis. I tied on fresh 4x tippet, (I fish 4x in the evenings to avoid breaking big fish off and having to re-tie in failing light.) I knotted on a #14 Amber Iris Caddis. The first cast resulted in a fat 14" brown, the next a 15" brown and a couple presentations later a great 16" rainbow. My tippet was frayed after a brief fight with a wild rose bush so I decided to tie on some fresh tippet. Doing so my old friends and NFL coaches Jeff and Brandon Fisher floated by and we exchanged greetings and discussed how good the fishing was this evening. They promised to drop by the shop tomorrow and continued on. While talking with them I took note of a few good rising fish just upstream of my position. For the next half hour the fish rose to my Iris imitations and it really did get too easy! My last trout was a fine rainbow of 17". This fish was shaped more like a southern largemouth bass. It jumped 7 times before I was able to land it. Even though there were still rising trout I reeled in and called it a evening. It does not get any better than this and will remain strong for the next few weeks during evening caddis emergences. Too, salmon flies and mayflies like pale morning duns, bwo's and pink ladies are just beginning to hatch. I hope you will join me soon on the river! ~ Craig
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