A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Widespread haze before 11am, then widespread haze after noon. Areas of smoke between 11am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
The predicted rain keeps disappearing. Creeks are incredibly low and clear. Fishing is very rough right now despite the temperatures still being good on all but the larger waters.
It feels like the movie groundhog day, so we’re just going to repeat yesterday’s report:

We really need the rain. The creeks are super low and the weed growth is limiting fishing opportunity. While there are still fish to be had when the sun is off the water, the concern is that it will be too rough on the fish later this summer. Please use a thermometer, anything over 65 before later in the day is too warm to fish responsibly!
It’s terrestrial with dropper time in the driftless. Add to that the parachute adams hatch in the evening, and some rusty spinners in the mornings and you have your summer menu!

Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Smoky skies today, mixed with full sun. We should get back to cloud cover an hopefully some rain tomorrow!
We really need the rain. The creeks are super low and the weed growth is limiting fishing opportunity. While there are still fish to be had when the sun is off the water, the concern is that it will be too rough on the fish later this summer. Please use a thermometer, anything over 65 before later in the day is too warm to fish responsibly!
It’s terrestrial with dropper time in the driftless. Add to that the parachute adams hatch in the evening, and some rusty spinners in the mornings and you have your summer menu!

Scattered showers, mainly between 11am and 4pm. Widespread haze before 2pm. Areas of smoke between 11am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
We only had about half to 3/4 of an inch over the weekend. Not nearly enough to flush the creeks or drop temperatures unfortunately.
Fishing is better with this cold front and cloud cover, with fish eating beetles and ants and even small hoppers on the surface during the day. Mornings and evenings are fishing well on film stars and klinkhammers.
Subsurface has been good with scuds while clouds are in the sky, then small and thin bodied bugs when the sun is shining.

Increasing clouds, with a high near 89. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Hot, sunny, clear water…..Fish early/late… These reports are sounding like a broken record!
The good news is we are forecasted to get a little bit of drizzle this weekend and a pretty significant drop in temperatures back to normal! While the rain is not supposed to be a lot, any little bit will help. However, in the near future night time temperatures in the low 50s will help quite a bit, especially the morning half of the day.
Things are still tough out there with the mornings fishing well, mid day being almost unbearable with the heat, and the last hour or two of evening fishing well too.
We’re still getting some sporadic hatches here and there. Carrying some film stars in a light body color and a dark body color is a good idea as you will cover most everything out there. Otherwise, beetles and hippie stompers with a dropper, or an ant is catching quite a few fish. Don’t grease up the ant and let it sink a bit!

Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
It’s the same as it has been for weeks… Hot and sunny with low clear water. The overnight temperatures are now pretty warm and we are making sure to watch water temperatures. Please use your thermometer and avoid fishing anything over 65 degrees.
There is a slim chance of some summer rain this weekend (and we NEED it!).
At this point, fishing is still decent in the mornings, but things are pretty rough on trout and anglers in the evenings. Find some upper sections of smaller creeks near the springs for your best results.

Sunny, with a high near 88. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Creeks are exceptionally low as we have had only an inch of rain in over two months. Temperatures are still stable on most of the smaller creeks in the monrings, but things are heating up quickly. Please use a thermometer and avoid fishing anything over 65. Focus on the morning and very late evening, shaded creeks, and smaller waters close to the springs.
Terrestrials are key right now on the surface with ants and beetles working well. Smaller training wheels (chubby chernobyls) with a zebra midge or purdrygon below are our go to when fish are not rising. We do still have a few sparse hatches of lighter colored mayflies and craneflies out there too.
The major limiting factor right now is still shade and associated water temperature. Hope for rain and use your thermometers!

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to mid 60s.
We did get some rain last night (up to an inch in a couple places!). While this is good news for our gardens, it will not yet move the needle on the creeks. The ground is so dry that the vast majority was soaked up by the ground. Even so, it is a relief to finally see some real rain fall!
Fishing is still best early and late with the mid day sun making fish spooky and unhappy.
Fish are rising to a handful of lighter colored mayflies, caddis and cranes especially in the evenings. During the day, a beetle or small hopper with a thin bead head below is still working very well.

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Decent chilly mornings have the water temperature in good shape, it is not spiking except on some of the lower sections and ‘big’ creeks. However it is still very low and clear. We have not had any rain and the low water and weed growth (we need some rain to give the creeks a flush too!) have fishing difficult in some circumstances. Fish early and late to take advantage of the sun being off the water, and focus on riffle water and undercut banks.
We’re seeing hatches here and there of sulphurs, some darker bodied mayflies (parachute adams hatch) caddis, and cranes. When the fish are not rising we are fishing beetles with smaller bead heads below them. Larger foam bugs are getting refused mid day, so scale down a bit when the sun is on the water.

Widespread haze. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Creeks are still very low and clear, but with some cooler nights recently, temperatures are normal to good for this time of year!
Shade is still the limiting factor. The low, clear water is making fish very spooky. Make sure you fish early and late when the sun is off the water, and concentrate on undercut banks, any shade from vegetation and the broken riffle water during the day to find fish.
Its a bit of a mix of bugs right now with fish eating beetles, ants and small hoppers on the surface in the sunny conditions (tie on a bead head below!). In the evening they are eating some sulphurs, caddis and cranes along with the terrestrials. For fussy fish, try a film star, they have been great lately.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
While not oppressive heat, it is going to stay in the low to mid 80s the next few days with bright sun. It is essential to fish when the sun is off the water for your best shot at fish. Creeks are very low and clear. Temperatures are right around 60 with some of the lower sections and ‘bigger’ creeks hitting 65 plus. If you use your thermometer and find mid 60s, it is not a terrible idea to move upstream or to a different valley.
It’s terrestrial time, and a beetle with a dropper (ruby red purdygon!) is fantastic this time of season. Hatches are mostly in the evenings with lighter colored mayflies, caddis, and cranes getting some fish to rise.