We spent most of the day looking at campgrounds and fishing access points on the Madison River between here and Ennis, MT.
Drove 168 miles and this is what we found:
The river is currently unfishable from where we are now to I-90.
Fishing Access Site (FAS) Valley Garden by Ennis has several sites but road is in bad shape.
FAS Ennis just south of Ennis has have a dozen sites right on the river, 7 days, $12.00 a night.
FAS Varney Bridge has 7 sites 1-2 bars of cell, 7 days, $12.00 a night. is 4 miles of gravel road off Hwy 287.
Ruby Creek Campground BLM is a big campground with really nice sites, 1 bar cell, 14 days, water available, $6.00 a night with Old Guy Pass. Good gravel road
FAS Palisades 15 nice sites right on the river, 1 bar cell, 14 days, no current water (not turned on), 14 days, $4.00 a night with Old Guy Pass.
FAS Reynolds Pass has 7 sites right on the river, river very narrow at this point, not a good place for us.
We will be staying at Bakers Hole for another week. I can fish here and will go back into the park and also fish there, at least the water is clear, to high but clear. At this point I think we will go to Palisades for two weeks and then two days to drive to Tanya, Mike and Jack’s.
Internet is really bad this morning hopefully this will post.