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May 8th Fishing Report

mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Creeks are clear with temperatures in the middle 50s.  It is still chilly at night, so no reason to get out at dawn as things do not start moving until later in the morning as the creeks warm up a bit.  The caddis hatch is spotty, but fish are rising to tan caddis later in the day.  Otherwise, we are fishing beetles with bead heads below.  Something with a bit of flash like the Dr. Fauci has been great lately.

With another peak season weekend, we encourage you to remember to respect landowner’s property (conservation easements only give you about 10 feet of bank, do not wander away from stream side, you will be trespassing!) and each other.  Don’t start fishing upstream of another angler, if there is a car at a bridge and you can not check in with the angler, move to a different spot.  Just communicate and check in.

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May 7th Fishing Report

No changes to the conditions over the next few days.  Everything remains clear with good temperatures and flows.  Dark, thin bodied nymphs in the morning, then caddis pupae in the afternoons.  There is some caddis activity later in the day, mostly size 16 tan caddis.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

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May 6th Fishing Report

increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph.

Creeks are clear with temperatures in the lower to mid 50s.  Nothing much has changed.  Still nymphing in the mornings with thin bodied bugs, then switching to caddis pupae/larvae in mid day.  We are seeing some caddis hatches with both blacks and tans around.
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May 5th Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained, temperatures in the mid 50s.
The mini heat wave is gone, and temperatures are normal to a bit chilly for this time of year.  Bankside vegetation is still low.
We don’t expect much to change.  We’re still nymphing in the mornings, then switching to some dries in the afternoon when we see fish rising.  Caddis are the main menu item (more tan than black lately) with a side of craneflies.

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May 4th Fishing Report

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Creeks are clear and flowing well, water temperatures are in the low to mid 50s area wide.  This is peak Driftless!
The sun is high in the sky lately, and fish are spooky in the clear water.  Lengthen your leader, upgrade to a clear tip line, or focus on the shaded or faster moving water.
Caddis are hatching here and there daily, both black and tan.  We are loving the Splitsville caddis right now!
A few craneflies are around as well.
Subsurface fishing has been good on perdigons in the morning, and thicker bodied bugs (drank!) later in the day.
The leech and streamer fishing has slowed down mid day, but still solid when the sun is off the water.

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May 1st Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the low 50s.
We still can’t really explain why, but orange bodied foam patterns have been hot lately.  Hippie stompers, stupid orange beetles, training wheels.  For your edible indicators, try something orange!
Subsurface fishing has been good on the normal stuff, thinner in the morning, thicker profile in the afternoon and with a bit of flash.
We are seeing hatches of caddis and craneflies mostly in the later part of the day.

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April 30th Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Nothing too crazy out there fishing wise.  Trout are still happily eating subsurface all day long.  Thinner bodied patterns early, then switching to thicker bodied bugs later in the day.
Mid day and into the afternoon we are getting some hatch activity.  Craneflies and caddis.  The gunch and front end loaders have been fishing quite well.
Heads up.  We are closing at 2:30 today.  Extended May hours start tomorrow.

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April 29th Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures in the lower 50s.  Fish are eating subsurface on thin bodied bugs with a lot of flash and caddis pupae.  In the afternoons skittering some caddis or craneflies can be effective to get rising fish to eat.
Nothing super special about the week.  Fishing is solid, but keep in mind with the sunny weather and clearer water, trout are very spooky!

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April 28th Fishing Report

Cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
We get a break from some rain, and the rollercoaster temperatures for a few days!  Stable weather all week long it looks like.
The rains yesterday were not heavy, nor did they put more than 1/4 of an inch into the system.  A light soaking rain that did nothing to the creeks.
Overall creeks are clear to slightly stained with water temperatures in the lower 50s.  We’re doing well on nightmare perdigons and zebra midges as well as a coulee scud below a beetle.  On the surface we are seeing a few caddis flies (mostly black) in the afternoons

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April 27th Fishing Report

Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. High near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
. Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in  the low 50s.  We’re seeing a few caddis, both black and tan, but the majority of action is subsurface on caddis larvae, scuds, and thin bodied bugs.
There might be some rain coming through, and it is forecasted to be a pretty quick cell.  If it is heavy enough or lingers long enough we will let you know, but it doesn’t look like it will mess with fishing much.

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