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Madison River (public FAS corridor)

Southwest Montana river corridors · Montana · the full record

Your trip

Kept on this device only. Nothing about your trip is sent anywhere.

Reading official sources…

Cannot tell

Cannot tell

Decided by: Closure check. Poor if any factor is poor. Otherwise cannot establish if access, launch or the closure check cannot be established, or if the trip needs a current reading that cannot be had. Otherwise conditional if any factor is conditional or unknown. Otherwise good.

  • Closure check

    Cannot tell

    The closure scan has not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

  • Current official data

    Cannot tell

    The official readings have not been read yet.

    Missing: The live read

    How this works on the water

  • Weather and water exposure

    Cannot tell

    The trip depends on weather or tide that cannot be read here.

    Missing: The live read

  • Documented hazards

    Fits with checks

    Standing hazards are documented; read them against the day.

    strong current

  • Checks on the day

    Fits with checks

    5 checks have to be done on the day.

    Pick specific FAS names for put-in and take-out (e.g. Lyons Bridge, Varney Bridge) before travel. · Check current FWP regulations and any hoot-owl or emergency rules for the planned Madison segment. · Review USGS stage for the planned segment and NWS forecasts for the Madison valley. · Confirm district assignment and any Exceptions to Standard Regulations (hoot-owl, spawning closures). · Same-day FWP check required at https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations

  • Access certainty

    Fits

    6 named public sites on the official page.

    Lyons Bridge Fishing Access Site (FWP / USFS co-managed — upper Madison south of Ennis) · Varney Bridge Fishing Access Site (FWP — mid/lower Madison corridor) · Upper corridor published FAS (Three Dollar Bridge, Raynolds Pass, West Fork corridor — select named site only) · Middle and lower corridor published FAS (Ennis, Valley Garden, Blackbird, and other FWP sites — select named site only)

  • Access for a shore trip

    Fits

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page.

    Lyons Bridge Fishing Access Site (FWP / USFS co-managed — upper Madison south of Ennis) · Varney Bridge Fishing Access Site (FWP — mid/lower Madison corridor) · Lyons Bridge Fishing Access Site

  • Daylight and return

    Fits

    No times set; the sun times are printed.

    sunset 19:15 at the water · civil dusk 19:45 at the water

    How this works on the water

  • Regulations

    Fits

    No special rules are noted on the record. Read the standard rules on the agency's page on the day; Waterways does not read them.

  • Logistics

    Fits

    No logistics limits are recorded.

The check, in order

Record this check to see what changes next time.

  1. Closure languageCannot tell

    Not read yet.

    Official page
  2. Official observationsCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  3. WeatherCannot tell

    Not read yet.

  4. The site for this tripCheck

    Named shore or pier access is on the official page. Lyons Bridge Fishing Access Site (FWP / USFS co-managed — upper Madison south of Ennis); Varney Bridge Fishing Access Site (FWP — mid/lower Madison corridor); Lyons Bridge Fishing Access Site.

    Official page
  5. RegulationsCheck

    Read today's rules on the agency page.

    Regulations
  6. On the dayCheck

    Pick specific FAS names for put-in and take-out (e.g. Lyons Bridge, Varney Bridge) before travel.

    Official page
  7. On the dayCheck

    Check current FWP regulations and any hoot-owl or emergency rules for the planned Madison segment.

    Official page
  8. On the dayCheck

    Review USGS stage for the planned segment and NWS forecasts for the Madison valley.

    Official page
  9. On the dayCheck

    Confirm district assignment and any Exceptions to Standard Regulations (hoot-owl, spawning closures).

    Official page
  10. On the dayCheck

    Same-day FWP check required at https://fwp.mt.gov/fish/regulations

    Official page
  11. Official accessEstablished

    6 named sites as of the page read on 2026-09-24. Confirm the one you use is open today.

    Official page
  12. Record freshnessEstablished

    The official page was last read automatically on 2026-09-24.

    Official page
  13. Daylight and returnEstablished

    No times set; the sun times are printed. sunset 19:15 at the water · civil dusk 19:45 at the water.

Hypothetical · you set this

What changes if…

These change a copy of the evidence, never a reading. Nothing here is a forecast.