Ennis, Montana: Fly fishing the Madison River is one of those bucket list items Jason and I have been talking about from the beginning of our RV life daydreaming. It is also the main reason we put Montana on our must-do destination list in this first year on the road.
This week we came to the town of Ennis, Montana - "the heart of the world's best fly fishing" to finally see the famous Madison River for ourselves and to hopefully catch a few trout.
We have been staying at Ennis RV Village which sits along Hwy 287 just a mile north of town. From here we have easy access to a variety of fishing locations along the Madison with just a few miles of driving.
On August 29th we drove 10 miles south into Bear Trap Canyon to try some wade fishing below the Madison Dam.
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| Lunch break in Bear Trap Canyon |
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| Fighting a Brown |
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A Canyon Brown |
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| Pretty Rainbow |
On August 30th we tried fishing in the evening about 10 miles north of Ennis at the Varney Bridge access. We waded downstream about a half mile into some braids but Jason only landed a couple of small trout. While walking back up river we ran into a porcupine along the trail. He was small and in no big hurry to move along so we could pass by him, so we waited patently and took a few pictures as he slowly climbed into some trees next to the path.
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| Casting below Varney Bridge |
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| Little Rainbow |
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| Pokey Porcupine |
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