Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Quake Lake is what happened when the 1959 earthquake dropped a mountainside into the Madison and dammed it overnight. The drowned timber still stands, gray and skeletal, and wild browns and rainbows live in and around it. Fishing here is atmospheric in a slightly haunted way and technical besides — work the edges of the dead trees, and keep half a mind on the snags, because they'll grab a fly or a leader the second you stop paying attention.
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Quake Lake' (MT41F005_020), 2021 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Assessed. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · MT41F005_020
Quake Lake is what happened when the 1959 earthquake dropped a mountainside into the Madison and dammed it overnight.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Quake Lake is what happened when the 1959 earthquake dropped a mountainside into the Madison and dammed it overnight. The drowned timber still stands, gray and skeletal, and wild browns and rainbows live in and around it. Fishing here is atmospheric in a slightly haunted way and technical besides — work the edges of the dead trees, and keep half a mind on the snags, because they'll grab a fly or a leader the second you stop paying attention.
EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Quake Lake' (MT41F005_020), 2021 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Not Assessed. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.
Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.
EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · MT41F005_020
