We have a couple spots open on our Spring Creek Lodge trip this January 9-16th!
Join Geri and Mat for their annual trek down to the fabled waters of Patagonia. Float trips, dragonfly hatch on the lakes, and possibly willow worms… All while being spoiled by the excellent food and beverages at the lodge. Everything you have read about Patagonia is true, and then some. Experience some of the best trout fishing in the world this winter.
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are clear and running cooler thanks to more mild temperatures! It is still a good idea to use your thermometer, as some larger creeks and the West Fork of the Kickapoo are getting too warm for good fishing.
Trout are being a bit difficult lately, with most of the feeding happening subsurface on Pearl Jam and pearl and orange nymphs below an edible indicator. Hatches are not predictable, but some lighter colored mayflies are showing up late in the evenings and some caddis (CDC and elk!) throughout the day.
We have some rain coming through the area tomorrow. It isn’t anything we are too stressed about (so far the forecast is for showers all day with an isolated heavy rain in a valley or two) as we are still in drought conditions and the ground is ready to soak up a bunch of water!
Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
An extremely pleasant weather week ahead. Highs barely top 70 the rest of the week, and the lows hover right around 50 degrees. Add some cloud cover in mid week and you have a fantastic trout forecast all week long!
Creeks are mostly clear and running around 60 degrees. A few fish rising to midges and spinners in the morning, then switching over to subsurface fishing below an indicator fly (training wheel season is here!) . In the evening there are sparse hatches of light bodied mayflies.
The key to success right now is finding shade. Any trees, bluff faces, or even a couple of pieces of overhanging vegetation hold trout that are much more willing to eat than those in wide open meadows. Find the shade and you will find the fish.
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Cooler weather blowing in today!
Recent rains were not super heavy in our area, with about half an inch area wide over the past 24 hours. Only a few larger creeks remain muddy after a couple of days of rain, the rest are clear to stained.
It’s fishing like summer time! A few risers the first couple hours of the day (rusty spinner, palomino midge) then a green beetle with a dropper prospecting all day long. At night (last two hours of the day) some lighter colored mayflies are hatching. A Cahill, PMD or sulphur tilt wing should do the trick if you get rising fish at last light.
Finally, mice have started to catch fish. With things drying out a bit, they should be moving around a bit at night
A slight chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 75. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Creeks are in good shape as Vernon County received little rain overnight. Things are clear to slightly stained, but get a bit more muddy as you get away from Viroqua. The fishing remains solid when the sun is off the water. Skater tot with a bead head below has been effective lately, and we are seeing a few sulphurs and cahills hatching late in the evenings.
We are slated for more rain which is not a bad thing! Even with the rains, our area is still abnormally dry. The weather is cooling things down at least!
After the rains today (we will keep you updated) things settle down a bit and temperatures get back to normal.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Increasing clouds, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Humid, warm, and potential rain. The recent rains have stained some creeks up, but only a couple remain unfishable as of this morning. It’s a weird month weather wise… The best fishing has been early in the morning, and later in the day when the sun is off the water. Right before and immediately after the rains the fishing has been good too!
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind.
Hot and humid day today. Cloud cover yesterday and into early morning today had helped the fishing quite a bit, but the sun is going to pop out again later this morning and slow things down.
We have had a bit of rain recently that has put a good stain on some waters, and are forecasted for a bit more over the next few days. So far, it is nothing too concerning except for the potential for localized thunderstorms in a valley or two.
Subsurface fishing is good on scuds, leeches, and even worm patterns in the cloudy water, and your normal perdigon style flies in the clear water.
On the surface, hippie stompers, small stimulators and other edible indicators are doing a good job holding bead heads up, and getting some fish to eat. True, match the hatch dry fly fishing is best the last two hours of the day.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Creeks are in great shape, and we will see what the rains do out there. We will watch the radar and keep you posted, this is a much needed rain on the way!
Beetle/dropper, ants, and some lighter colored mayflies out there tonight.
It’s finally here! Winston has been developing this rod for quite some time. We will spare you the fancy marketing talk for now, but know that this is not your average 5 weight. Incredible smoothness and a light feel while casting and fishing, it makes you think more of a 3 weight than your big, heavy western 5 weight rod. This is not, however, a rod that will collapse with a stiff headwind, or while tossing a foam beetle and a dropper (or even a driftless sized mouse!). With the ability to paint a small dry fly accurately on the water, but with the muscle to handle anything you will ever fish in the Driftless, this is one of the absolute best rods we have fished here in a very long time!
Quantities are limited early on, we are accepting backorders for this rod. We have a couple in the shop right now, and more coming in the middle of June. Pre orders qualify for free freight and free fly line.
The weather forecast looks great compared to what we saw earlier this week. No more rain in the forecast for our Drive In Fly Fishing Show in Richland Center today. Doors open at 3, tickets will be available at the box office entrance.
Keep in mind there is some road construction going on at the theater entrance. Travelling east, you can still use the left hand turn lane and drive over the gravel to get into the theater entrance. Travelling west, go slowly and use some caution, you can sneak between the construction barrels and turn in.
Shop will be open 7-5 today.
