CategoriesFishing Report Post By driftlessstg

September 10th Fishing Report

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind.
We’ve gotten about a tenth of an inch so far, with a little more falling at 8 a.m. Not enough to mess up the creeks, but a good injection of cool water.
Creeks overall are low and clear (and weedy) with temps in the high 50s.
Air temperatures are warming up starting on Friday. It will be interesting to see how it affect the hopper fishing (on paper it SHOULD make it better), but it will potentially suppress the evening hatches as water temperatures rise.
Fish nymphs and leeches in the early morning, switching over to terrestrials (with or without droppers) if the sun comes out mid day to dry the grass. Make sure your terrestrials are as close to the bank as possible!
In the evening we have had sparse hatches of caddis and small mayflies. A handful of rising fish as the sun sets can be a great way to cap off a day of fishing in the Driftless!

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