Madison Run Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies and Gear: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brook Trout (Wild)
Size
Small
Location
Shenandoah National Park
Nearest Towns
Grottoes
Season
Year-round
Access:
Fair but hiking required
Non-Resident License
State of Virginia
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Season:
The season runs year-round
Winter:
Trout can be caught on warm, winter days.
Spring:
Spring is the best time for fly fishing Madison Run.
Summer:
Summertime is okay but the water tends to get too warm during the hottest weather.
Fall:
Fall is a great time to fish the streams of Shenandoah National Park.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Madison Run Virginia
Madison Run is one of the little brook trout streams in Shenandoah National Park that is quite different from most of the others. This one is not on a steep decline in its lower or middle section. Only the upper section falls of the mountains at a steep declination, but it is too small to fish in that area. The best fishing is in the middle and lower sections of the stream.
You can access Madison Run from the bottom where it exits the park, or from Skyline Drive. The access from Skyline is not recommended. It’s a very long way to where the stream is large enough to fish. The bottom access is fairly easy. The trail is a fire road that’s not on a steep decline and provides relatively easy hiking.
Fly fishing Madison Run for the wild brookies is fairly easy. The stream runs quietly between Austin and Furnace mountains. The water can get low in the Summer and early Fall and make approaching the little trout unnoticed more difficult.
Normally, standard generic and attractor fly patterns will work fine. The trout are not usually very picky. You are still better off if you use specific imitations of the most
available and plentiful aquatic insects and other trout foods. You may want to use terrestrial imitations during the late Summer and early Fall. Imitations of ants,
beetles and grasshoppers may be the best choice at that time.