Category: Palisades BLM – Madison River

Cold again this morning 22 degrees outside and only up to 66 today.

One of the things I added to the coach this year is an extended stay propane gas system. This allows us to use an external propane bottle so we don’t have to drive the coach 28 miles into town when we need propane.

The bulk propane we have gone to in the past is closed to fill bottles and RV’s. They have a sign on the door directing people to the grocery store or one of the gas stations for bottle exchange. We went to the gas station and exchanged bottles for $19.99. The guy at the station did say their is another bulk propane place a little further out of town, we try that one the next time we need propane.

Fished in the afternoon and got nothing, oh well.

It was cold this morning 27 degrees when I got up the morning. Went to Ennis to do laundry and get some propane.

Fishing in the afternoon but I got nothing.

Along with the cold we have had wind.

I had to take some scrap paper and tap it together so the wind would not blow out the refrigerator.

Oh, and we had snow this evening.

Another nice day, had a nice rainbow on the hook but he got off.

I got my first fish today a small brown from the middle of the river. I was standing on the bank casting out into the river enjoying the lack of wind and go a small brown.

The afternoons are quite warm mid 90’s and the river temp is 65 degrees in the afternoon so I got to wade wet for the last couple of days. Don’t know how long this will last but it is nice for now.

Fishing has been slow:
Tuesday – I got nothing
Wednesday – just to windy to fly fish
Today – I actually got one fish hooked, he got off. The water is a lot lower this time of year and I can actually wade out into the river. The days have been sunny and warm.

Our current plan is to be here for a couple of weeks and then move down river 8 miles to Ruby Creek BLM Campground for a couple of weeks.

We are in site 2 and our cell service is bad, better then last year where we only had text. We sometimes get a little internet in the morning.

We are close to the river and sites are spaced out, have been here many times before.

401 miles today to Palisades BLM Campground right on the Madison River.  We are in site 2 and will be here for 2 weeks of fishing and sunshine.