Madison River Dam Update

by Wayne Mumford on August 31, 2010

The Madisonian carried an update today on the damage done by a giant boulder that dropped off the cliffs above the dam and smashed a nice big gouge into it. Chris Mumme, director of Madison County Department Emergency Services provides the first photos of the actual damage.

Madison River Dam Damage

Madison Dam Damage, Chris Mumme photo

It’s fortunate by the looks of things that it didn’t do anymore damage than it did. As far as fishing goes the lake draw down has started and the normal 1500 cfs is already at 3000 cfs. The plan is to draw it down a total of 9ft so the damage can be assessed over the next few weeks. I guess time will tell what that means for river fishing for the fall. It will be interesting to see what it means for Ennis lake too.

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Fallen Boulder Damages Madison Dam Near Ennis

by Wayne Mumford August 30, 2010

A bus sized boulder fell off the cliffs along the west side of Madison Dam Monday morning putting a 30 ft. divot in the top of the dam where it remains lodged. It also took out the hydraulics that control several of the flood gates. The leaking lines also apparently leaked “15 or 20 gallons” [...]

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It’s Grasshopper Time

by Wayne Mumford August 27, 2010

Even though the weather seems to be flaking out the grasshoppers around here right now, the various grasshopper patterns are always a hot ticket on the water during late summer and fall.
I visited today with a guy from Fernie, B.C. and he said that the usual hopper frenzy was not happening, small drys- already. He [...]

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New Issue Bloodknot Magazine

by Wayne Mumford August 27, 2010

The latest issue of Bloodknot Magazine is out and its stuffed with lots of very good fish porn fly fishing photography and great articles to fill in your non-fishing down time.
And since my notoriety index needs some help,  I will shamelessly plug my own article- “The Beer Swilling Spin Rod Users Cousin”, an article on [...]

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Bad Time to Fart

by Wayne Mumford August 26, 2010

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Rites of Fall

by Wayne Mumford August 23, 2010

I know, it’s not fall yet but it is already in the air. The weather has been keeping me a little on edge all summer. It’s been cooler overall and definitely more moisture through0ut than we have seen in recent years. Between fishing and getting some house projects out of the way one chore has [...]

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Grizzlies Go Home

by Wayne Mumford August 22, 2010

Apparently a couple transplanted grizzlies decided that home is where the heart is after being transplanted from the Whitefish Range to the Cabinets in northwest Montana. It took them a week to find their way back to the Whitefish Range- and they even crossed Highway 2! Imagine that.  I keep hearing that grizzlies don’t cross [...]

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British Anglers Mourn the passing of Two Tone

by Wayne Mumford August 17, 2010

Sunday will be a national day of mourning for British anglers who will mark the passing of Two Tone, the Mirror Carp. Two Tone, nicknamed “the marriage wrecker” was the highly sought prize of fishermen at Conningbrook Lake in Kent, south-east of London for years and was caught several times. Two Tone was found belly [...]

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