Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
We received about 1/10th of an inch of rain last night. Nothing major, but any rain will be good right now! Looking ahead, we might get some storms later tonight, and tomorrow looks overcast and drizzly (with a great cool down Wednesday night too). This could trigger some much better fishing tomorrow and into the weekend if the cooler temperatures hold.
Summertime trout fishing in the Driftless is all a weather game. It is never a great time to be here and fish, but if the weather and rains cooperate (like they are predicted to do) we can have some great morning fishing! Typically the afternoon and evenings are much slower.
The menu: Tricos in the morning, hopper or foam terrestrial with a dropper the rest of the time.

Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 97. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Hot, hot hot today. It isn’t worth being out there except for the first couple hours of the day. Watching overnight temperatures things will not cool down until about Thursday this week. UNLESS we get some of the possible rain tonight through Wednesday.
This is a pretty typical summer schedule. Things are hot and the fishing stinks, rains come and put some water into the system (hopefully a bit of stain too!) and drop water temperatures and fishing is good (in the mornings) until things superheat again.
Tricos in the earlier morning, then hopper dropper all day long. The creeks are low and clear, lengthen your leader and approach with stealth. If you are in need of a new fly line, check out the new clear tip magnitude line! We’ve been messing with it for a few months now and are impressed!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Heading into the weekend, we are looking at highs of 85/89/92. Not favorable trout weather! Please remember to use your thermometer and check temps often. Anything over 65 will be slow fishing, and much higher can be lethal to trout.
We are still finding cool creeks in the early morning (smaller, headwater streams) and catching fish on trico spinners and hopper/dropper, but the fishing usually drops off around 10 a.m.

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am. High near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Over the last 12 hours, we received an inch to two plus inches area wide (starting around 4 am-ish) Things are muddy out there for the most part. With the heat and the high water, today is a good day to skip.

We do expect everything to be back on track tomorrow.

Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
. The week’s high temperatures reach into the mid 80s here and there all week long with no forecasted rains to give the temperatures relief. We recommend fishing mornings only and making sure you use your thermometer. Anything over 65 will be slow fishing and much warmer than that you risk hurting trout. Focus on the smaller, headwater creeks that are closer to the springs for better water temperatures.
. Foam terrestrials with a dropper are the main menu item still (and will be all summer long!) but with the warmer weather, we will start to see a hopeful increase in the trico spinner fall.
. This isn’t a bad week to fish trout from sunup until about 9, then hit a bluegill or bass pond in the evenings!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
. Creeks are clear to stained with pretty solid temperatures for mid summer! We are still seeing some creeks flowing at 30 degrees. The sun is the major limiting factor. Fish from sunup until around 10 then take a mid day break.
Hatches are sparse, but the terrestrial action on the surface has been solid. Either a hopper/dropper or a single small ant or beetle fished near vegetation has been good.
We are looking at decent temperatures through the weekend with the chance of some rains here and there. Nothing looks too scary in terms of a high volume of rain to blow things out, but more positive like some rains here and there and cloud cover throughout the weekend.
. Next week looks like a warm week…

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
We’re celebrating again. More rain (if it comes and not all at once…) will keep water temperatures down, put a stain on the water, and extend this good fishing summer. THings are still quite good in the mornings with fish eating terrestrials and small, thin bodied subsurface bugs.
This slight cool down through the weekend with a few days of clouds and drizzle as well are perfect conditions for a fun few days of morning trout fishing!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Air quality advisory in effect. There is lots of wildfire smoke in the area right now.
Today and tomorrow are a bit warm, but we get cooler temps and some more rain mid week.
So far, things have stayed stable water temperature wise with only the larger area creeks being too warm to fish. Smaller creeks have very good temperatures and the fishing has been good for summertime with fish eating terrestrials and droppers and a few simple parachute patterns on the surface.
Watch for tricos to start showing up anytime. Conditions are just about there for us to spot some spinner falls.
Later this week the temperatures drop quite a bit and we are forecasted for lower temperatures and some rain. This could be really good for some mid summer fishing.

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Over the past 24 hours the rain have been light and only dropped about 1/4 of an inch total leaving our creeks clear and still relatively cool in the mornings! This has been a favorable week so far for the early bite.
We’re still relying heavily on terrestrials and droppers, while waiting for trico spinners to start to arrive (historically in a week or two)
Evenings have been decent too for the last hour or two before dark. Simple seam sippers in purple and brown have been solid for rising fish. After dark, mousing has been fun too!

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 3 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Beetle/foam with a dropper, seam sippers in Adams and purple for rising fish. Nothing major change wise on the creeks, they are all clear and still have decent temperatures.
The upcoming rains are not forecasted to be super heavy so these will, again, cool down and refresh the water for a day or two. As long as a cloud doesn’t get stuck in a valley somewhere the half to 3/4 inches forecasted every day is a major win for trout fishing! If any of this changes, we will let you know here and on social media.