A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Creeks are clear and a touch low with temperatures in the higher 50s area wide. The preview of fall weather continues this week with temperatures barely closing in on 70 degrees after today! It has been more than pleasant out there, and the fishing is settling into the cooler weather pattern!
. Nymphing early in the morning, terrestrials (with or without droppers) after the sun dries the dew off the grass, then potential head hunting (skitter caddis or fish a small seam sipper) in the later evening.
Streamers and leeches are working quite well too!

Good fishing to you out there!

Showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 71. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
What a great past few days for trout weather! Overnight temperatures have been in the mid 50s (and will continue to be so and even cooler the next week!) and daytime temps have been more than pleasant in the lower to mid 70s. This taste of fall has everyone, and the trout, excited!
The Trico spinner fall is a bit slower than it was, due to the cooler temperatures. Watch for them a little later in the morning instead of at first light. We have also seen an uptick of some caddis and even a few olives hatching in the afternoon.
Nymphing and fishing leeches and streamers has really picked up the last couple of days and subsurface is the best way to catch trout right now. However, once the dew comes off the grass the the ground warms up a bit, terrestrials (ants, beetles, hoppers) have been a lot of fun, and a great way to rig (hopper/dropper) for fishing all day long!
Creeks are clear and a little low with temperatures ranging from the low 50s to 60 degrees area wide.

Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
The cool weather continues through the next week! As the colder weather settles into the Driftless, the trout are starting to respond a bit more. Creeks are clear and a bit low with temperatures in the mid to high 50s (only a couple of larger creeks are in the low 60s still).
We are seeing a smattering of tricos in the morning getting fish to rise. If you do not encounter risers early, then switch to nymphs and scuds! Once the dew dries off the grass it is time to switch to hoppers and other terrestrials. Putting a small bead head below and fishing the riffles and undercut banks is effective right now.
. We have had some reports in the afternoons of some olives (small mayflies) hatching as well. While we will not declare a full blown hatch, we are starting to see some risers later in the day.

A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
We have almost a week of continued cooler weather ahead, even through the long weekend. Creeks are clear and a bit low, with temperatures in the higher 50s to low 60s. This is a preview of fall in the Driftless!
. While tricos are still around in the mornings, they are showing up later and seemingly less heavy due to the cooler temperatures. The fun starts later in the morning when the hopper bite turns on! Get your hoppers, beetles and ants as close to the bank as possible to tempt trout out from the undercut banks.
. Nymphing is the most productive way to fish right now with fish eating in the riffles and runs dumping into the undercut banks.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Cloudy and cool, with some shade all day long! Tonight’2 low is 60 degrees, after that we are in the high 40s to 50s overnight.. This is incredibly trout friendly weather for late August!
Tricos are showing up in the mornings. A bit later than usual due to some cooler temps and higher humidity. But a lot of creeks are seeing rising fish from 7:30 to 11 more or less. After that it is hopper (small, size 14s!) or beetles with a bead head below. Subsurface fishing has been a mix of thinner bodied bugs (zebra midges, pearl and orange, Dr. Fauci etc) and scuds/pink squirrels.
With the clouds in the sky, the leech and streamer game has been pretty solid as well!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light east wind.
Creeks are clear and flowing with morning temps in the high 50s. Some of the larger waters are still in the mid 60s. Seek out the smaller creeks, headwaters, and areas where there are springs feeding in to find the best fishing!
Tricos have been present on many of our creeks in the mornings, and the hopper bite has been a lot of fun the past couple of days! Make sure to get your hopper as close to the bank as possible for best results.

Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained in our area with water temperatures in the higher 50s to mid 60s. Solid summertime temps and flows with some cool nights ahead!
. Tricos are making an appearance each morning, then we are switching over to a small hopper or beetle with a dropper mid day.
Subsurface fishing has been quite good with heavy scuds fished below the riffles, as well as the normal zebra midges and other thin bodied nymphs.
. Streamers and leeches have been good with the cloud cover and stained water, but this will slow down a bit as the creeks clear up.

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
. After a little over an inch of rain more or less area wide, the creeks have had time to clear out and get back on track. We’re continuing to see tricos in the mornings and the hopper/beetle/ant bite has been good a little later into the day thanks to the clouds and cooler overnight temperatures.
. Creeks remain clear to a medium stain with water temperatures in the lower to mid 60s. We are looking forward to a really nice cool down starting this evening!

UPDATE: Driving around a bit during the rains, we did have a few heavier cells over the area which have muddied or murked up quite a few creeks. While this will drop and clear quickly (tomorrow is looking prime..) today there is some chocolate to tea stain on the water. Break out the scuds, worms, and leeches!

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 82. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
We have had an inch of light rain fall overnight more or less. We’re forecasted to get a bit more throughout the day. So far, nothing is in bad shape, and this rain is filling the springs and cooling things down quite a bit. Even BETTER news. The overnight lows are going to drop starting tomorrow night. We are looking at 50’s and 60s at night throughout most of the week. That is normally a trigger for some great summertime fishing. Coupled with highs in the lower to mid 70s… On paper, this is a great week for trout in the Driftless!
The menu is still pretty simple. Tricos in the mornings (with the cooler weather, you don’t have to start at the crack of dawn to catch the spinner falls), then terrestrials with bead heads down below the rest of the day. Bugs with lots of movement like soft hackles and pink squirrels will be effective all week long.