Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
It remains hot out there. The clouds help a bit, but we REALLY need some rain to cool things down and fill up the creeks again.
Fish early and late and avoid the mid day heat. Remember to use your thermometer. Anything in the mid 60s will be poor fishing.
Terrestrials have been fishing well and we are seeing some lighter colored mayflies in the evenings. Subsurface fishing has been best on zebra midges, surrender jigs, and perdigons. Smaller, thin bodied bugs….

Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Creeks are very low and temperatures are in the high 50s to low 60s.
It’s summer weather…. Fish early and fish late and find shade to find fish. The mid day will be hot, humid and uncomfortable.
It’s terrestrial time in the Driftless. All day long fish are eating ants and beetles (when the sun isn’t directly on the water). The evenings are giving us hatches of lighter colored mayflies (sulphurs and cahills) and a few caddis and cranes still sticking around.
Focus on the broken water below the riffles and even into the riffles as fish will push up into the shallower water to feed, especially in the evenings.
Just remember to focus your efforts on the time of day when the sun’s angler is off the water a bit. It will be better fishing, and you will be more comfortable too!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Another heatwave is on us and will stick around through the weekend with high temperatures hitting nearly 90!
The creeks are already low and this warmer weather will pop water temperatures up a bit. Nothing scary yet thankfully, but pray for some rain!
Concentrate on fishing early and late when the sun is off the water. Mid day either take a nap or toss some beetles (with a dropper if you like!) up against undercut banks.
We’re seeing our lighter colored mayflies each evening. A mix of sulfurs, cahills, and some PMDish bugs are out there the last few hours of the night. There are still quite a few tan caddis and craneflies out there too.
Subsurface fishing has been better on thinner bodied bugs with the clear and sunny conditions. Hot spot PTs, zebra midges, and food are great right now.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Creeks are still low and clear, but temperatures are good (mid to high 50s) and fish are happy.
We’re seeing quite a few bugs on the water. Caddis, craneflies, larger mayflies (March Browns) and lighter mayflies in the evenings.
During the day ants and beetles are excellent! Fishing a foam attractor fly with a bead head a couple of feet below it is the way to go if you do not see rising fish.
Subsurface flies are best in the thinner profile with the clear skies and clear water. Focus on hot spot PTs and perdigons.

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Creeks are clear and low with temperatures in the mid 50s. There are all kinds of flies out there right now. Caddis, craneflies, sulfurs, cahills, march browns, hendricksons….. Fishing a lighter colored parachute in 16/18 and a darker bodied one in 12/14 will cover most of the mayflies. For the caddis, the body double and sledgehammer have been great.
When fish are not rising, we are doing well on training wheels or cheeto beetles with a bead head tied below.
Mousing and streamer fishing have been solid when the sun is off the water.

Rain, mainly before noon. High near 52. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Here is the update: Creeks are still in good shape as overall over the past 24 hours there has been about an inch of lighter rain in our area. While it did rain all day yesterday, it was never heavy enough to muddy things up. Expect clear to coffee stained water.
Fish yesterday were happily eating larger scuds and worm patterns as well as regular bead heads. The dry fly fishing was suppressed with the cold rains and will be again today. When things clear up for the weekend, watch for caddis and lighter colored mayflies in the evenings.
These rains were much needed and are an overall benefit to the fishing! The frosty weather will end Saturday and things will start to get back on track.

This is a holiday weekend and we could see some busy creeks. Please respect each other and landowners.
– Do not fish upstream of another angler without checking in with them
– If there is a car at an access point, please drive to another. There is enough water in our area to spread out a bit.
– Do not block access roads, gates etc when you park
– Pull your vehicle off the road all the way (pull in your mirrors if needed)
– Do not trespass, if you are unsure whether or not the creek is public either keep your feet wet or find another creek.

Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Finally, a real rain shower last night. It dumped anywhere from 1/2 and inch to 2 inches. The heavier rain was north of I90, west of Viroqua, and in Crawford County.
Look for fish on the stained water to eat worm patterns, leeches, and larger scuds. On the clear to stained creeks it will be business as usual with fish feeding on beetle/dropper as well as some caddis and lighter colored mayflies in the evenings.
With the bright sun, look for the best surface fishing to be in the evening when the angler of the sun comes off the water. During the day, focus on shaded areas, undercuts and the broken water in the riffles and the runs below.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s.
Fish are happy when the clouds are in! We are still seeing caddis and craneflies as well as lighter colored mayflies starting. Add to that some random stoneflies (sallies) and midges and you have bug soup!
Having some klinkhammers in a light and dark color will cover most of the sipping rises while craneflies and caddis will work for the splashy risers.
Terrestrials have been on fire right now. Small ants and beetles are getting fish to eat all day long.

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
We get a taste of summer for the next couple of days. It should not impact the fishing significantly but it will be a bit steamy out there mid day.
Rains last night were about 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch with some heavier rainfall west and north of Viroqua. While most of our creeks will remain clear to slightly stained, some valleys got a pretty heavy rainfall and will be cloudy today. These rains are very valley specific, so if you find unfishable water, drive a valley or two over and you will be ok!
Caddis and craneflies are on the menu right now with a few light colored mayflies in the mix. Most of the true dry fly fishing is early and late while mid day we are fishing an indicator pattern with a bead head below.
Subsurface fishing on clear water is best with thin bodied bugs (food, hot spot PTs etc) while the stained water is best with scuds and other thicker bodied bugs.
Take advantage of the stained water to throw some streamers and leeches.