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August 3rd Fishing Report

Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Hot and humid until Saturday (Saturday’s high is 80). Keep your fingers crossed as there is a chance of showers tonight and through the weekend.
Tricos in the morning, terrestrials after that. On hot days like this, the fishing usually dies off around 10 or 11. Remember your thermometer (anything over 65 will be slow fishing and much higher than that can stress trout) and avoid the lower sections and ‘larger’ creeks in the area.

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August 2nd Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Normal summer weather right now. FIsh early in the morning for the best fishing, and avoid the mid day sun and heat. There have been no major changes and fishing will remain just OK until we get some more rain. The weekend looks to be a bit better with some clouds, cooler temps and potential rains.

Tricos and terrestrials are on the menu.

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August 1st Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Nothing new to report condition wise. Creeks are clear and low with temperatures in the low to high 60s with only a few creeks over 68 degrees. Remember to use your thermometer this month. Any temperatures over 65 will be slow to poor fishing and much higher than that you risk stressing trout.
We’re still stuck in a drought which means flows are lower than normal and aquatic vegetation is thicker than normal. The morning is really the only time for consistent fishing right now. Trico spinners and small terrestrials are working, and droppers will catch fish in the higher gradient areas of the creeks where weed growth is not too thick.

The shop starts its summer sales this month too! Save on select rods, waders, boots, clothing and more! Fish early, swing in mid day to restock supplies and check out the sales, eat an early dinner, then head out on the water for the last couple hours (and sometimes into dark!) of fishing.

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July 31 Fishing Report

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 6 mph.
We’re still stuck in an endless summer and have been since April. Very low precipitation (Fennimore area creeks received some good rains over the weekend) in our neighborhood mean our creeks remain very low and clear. Thankfully the weather is a bit mellow this week with every day but Thursday predicted to be in the low 80s with overnights in the low 60s.
Morning is key to good fishing right now. Get up early, fish like crazy until about 10, then take a break and a siesta. The last couple hours of the evening and into night can be good too. Summertime is never a great time for driftless trout fishing, but if you get up a little early, you can still enjoy fish rising to tricos and eating terrestrials on the surface as well as bit of action subsurface in the riffles on zebra midges and purdygons.

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July 28th Fishing Report

ADDITION: The fishing this morning after the rains was actually really solid as reported by our guides and anglers. Some creeks bumped flows up just a bit (they dropped back down by mid day) but the fish responded and were happy. It looks like we could get some rain again tonight and we expect that things will be solid again tomorrow!

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

HOT again today. Just don’t fish, it isn’t worth it to stress yourself of the trout right now. We did get some rain last night which unfortunately did nothing for the creeks, but is helping to slowly catch us up on moisture.
Tonight we are supposed to get a storm again. We’re hoping for some heavy rain, even a gully washer. We need the creeks to get a flush and we need a lot of water to get things back to normal!
Tricos in the mornings, switching to terrestrials. Take a break mid day and enjoy a siesta, then head out in the evening to fish terrestrials, caddis and mice!

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July 26th Fishing Report

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm. High near 89. Heat index values as high as 96. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Some quick rain showers this morning have put humidity into the air, that plus the warmer air temperatures means we will see high 90s for air temperatures the next couple of days. Friday cools down a bit, and the weekend is forecasted for highs barely touching 80 degrees!
Skip today and tomorrow and keep your powder dry for the weekend (we might even get some rain on Friday). If you are in town, make sure to fish early in the morning and skip the heat later in the day for the health of both the trout and you.

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July 25th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Creeks are still very low, clear, and weedy. Temperatures will start to creep up this week. Please be sure to use your thermometer! Anything over 65 should be avoided.
Tricos in the mornings, switching to ants, beetles, and hoppers in the later morning. Mid day is too hot to fish, and on the coolest creeks you can catch a few trout in the evening on caddis and the same hopper/dropper setup.

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July 24th Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Today is the coolest day until the weekend. Highs will be in the high 80s to mid 90s this week with a cool down and potential rain on Friday. Mornings have still been ok, but the lack of water is making this season quite difficult! Make sure you watch water temperatures this week and avoid anything over 65. If you are fishing, focus on headwater creeks and springs and fish early in the morning, take a mid day break, and either do not fish in the evenings, or wait until the sun goes down to get back out there.
Tricos in the mornings, then ants and beetles and hoppers until about 11. Where it is possible, a small thin bodied dropper will be effective fished in the riffles.

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Quick Sunday Update. We finally got some rain!

Pretty much area wide we finally got a decent rain. Anywhere from 1/4 to 1 inch fell last night, in some valleys it was a bit more concentrated and heavy. A mini flush happened on a few creeks! Fishing today should be pretty good.

The bad news is next week we get a summer warm up. Temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s.

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July 20th Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 16 mph.
Not much has changed since we have had no rain. The temperatures have been very pleasant in the mornings to be outside and even into the weekend the overnight lows will not hit 60 degrees.
From sunup to about 11 fishing can be decent on terrestrials and tricos as well as simple emergers (pearl butt secret is great right now!). Where the aquatic vegetation is not too thick, a small scud or purple drank will get fish to eat. If a bead head will not work, an unweighted pheasant tail or soft hackle as a dropper is a great option too.

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