The Madison River was one of the last stops on our summer fishing trip to Montana. Being mid-July we were even fortunate enough to hit a very late salmonfly hatch on the upper stretch along with a few evening of great caddis hatches. This video is the story of our trip.
#MontanaFlyFishing #SalmonflyHatch #RisenFly
Essential Flies:
- Elk hair caddis
- Lively Legz Double Trouble
- 3 Dollar Dip
Essential Gear:
- Risen 11' 3wt
Gear Used
• Nymph Rod
• Dry Fly Rod
• Scientific Angler MPX Line - amzn.to/2Gpipli
• Leader Material
o Maxima Chameleon - amzn.to/37setwb
o Amnesia sighter - amzn.to/3aIR7nU
• Cortland Tippet - amzn.to/2Rn5ruM
• Fly Storage
o Dry Fly box - amzn.to/2TRZJme
o Nymph Box - amzn.to/2sWi3Qj
o Streamer Box - amzn.to/2vkXuhe
o Working Fly Box - amzn.to/2RpUhFE
o Extra Fly Storage - amzn.to/2sYSMoC
• Waterproof Camera Bag - amzn.to/38AVEqF
• Wading Staff - amzn.to/2GkBdSP
• Hip Pack - amzn.to/37pXDy5
• Buff - amzn.to/30RUK6x
• Nippers (THE BEST ON THE MARKET!!!) - amzn.to/2Rra8nr
• Desiccant powder - amzn.to/2Rn2ESu
• Floatant - amzn.to/2NWR91L
• Tippet (and other garbage) disposal system - amzn.to/36qW8ON
• Filming gear
o SonyA6000 - amzn.to/2FIBpLw
o GoPro Hero3, Hero3+, Hero4 - amzn.to/2FN712y
o Editing Software - amzn.to/2QNF54X
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