Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the morning.
It’s hot! Water temperatures are climbing and the heat index is going to almost hit 100 today. Fishing isn’t recommended as it will be rough on you and the fish right now. If the storms actually hit on Thursday, then things will get back on track and cool down.
Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Some scorching weather the next few days with highs in the high 80s through Thursday. Might be a good week to stay home and give trout a break! If you do fish please make sure to use your thermometer. Water temps over 65 will mean poor fishing and much higher than that can be stressful or lethal to fish.
The weekend puts temps back in the high 70s, but until then it will be HOT.
Fishing will be best early and late avoiding the mid day heat.
While hatches are fairly sparse still (very normal for this time of year), trout will still eat terrestrials on the surface, as well as smaller thin profile bead heads subsurface.
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
No real rain as of now in Viroqua and the radar shows the storm heading south of us. We will keep you updated.
Creeks are clear and a touch low with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Please use your thermometer and do not fish water temps over 65. The West Fork and Bad Axe watersheds are the warmer creeks right now and it would be wise to avoid them this weekend.
Hatches are still mid summer sparse, which is normal. A few micro olives and tricos in the mornings and evening but the main dish on the menu is terrestrials. Hoppers, beetles, ants etc. We’re doing very well with our standard hippie stomper on the surface with a bead head dropped below.
Mousing has been fun lately too. It isn’t a bad idea to toss a mouse at dusk just to see if one of the massive moue eaters will play!
Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Steady weather until the weekend. We are seeing a few midges and mayflies hatching in the evenings, but overall fishing has been best on terrestrials and bead heads. Fishing smaller (size 16) training wheels and hippie stompers has been good on the surface, but ants have been even better!
Subsurface fishing is quite good on thin bodied patterns such as zebra nymphs and perdigons. The key is finding shaded areas. This means fishing early and late, or finding areas of overhanging vegetation.
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Creeks are a bit low and running clear with temperatures in the low 60s. Only the West Fork and Bad Axe creeks are running over 65 degrees. Use your thermometer and don’t bother with anything over 65 degrees. Not only will the fishing stink, but you risk stressing fish.
There are some olives hatching in the evenings getting fish to rise the last few hours of the day, and the trico spinner fall is still very sparse in the mornings. It is summertime so terrestrials are the hot ticket! Running a smaller hippie stomper or chubby chernobyl with a dropper below will get you fish all day long. Make sure you are casting to overhanging vegetation and shady areas!
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Rains were localized last night. Most of our area creeks are in great shape with clear to slightly stained water. One or two valleys received heavy rain. If your favorite creek is murky, drive to the next valley and you will find better water!
Tricos in the mornings are around, but still not in large numbers. In the evenings we are seeing some trico hatches as well as a few micro olives and midges. If you don’t feel like fishing size 20 dries, a hopper with a bead head below will catch fish!
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
It’s summer. Things are warm and fish are sluggish when the sun is on the creeks. We could use a little rain to put a slight stain on the water and cool things down. The good news is that things start cooling down tomorrow with temperatures in the mid to high 70s instead of 80s the next few days.
Tricos are around, but not in huge numbers. Look for the spinner fall at dawn until about 9 a.m. Otherwise, fish a terrestrial with a dropper below. Smaller training wheels with a zebra midge or food down below have been hot!
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
THings are pretty good out there in the Driftless. Only a couple creeks are warm enough to avoid (West Fork, Bad Axe watershed). Bring your thermometer and don’t bother fishing anything over 65 degrees. We’re in the dog days of summer right now so the sun will be your limiting factor. Fish early, fish late, and find some shade.
Tricos are showing up a bit more. We’re still not over the moon excited about them, but they are becoming more noticable in the mornings. Terrestrials and foam attractor patterns with a dropper are still the way to fish.
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are in good shape still with decent temperatures (only a few at 65 degrees or warmer) and good clarity overall. We’re still seeing a few tricos first thing in the morning but not enough to get really excited about. Hopper and dropper is still the way to go! A few rising fish in the evening will eat generic mayfly patterns or caddis skittered on the surface.
The key to good fishing is to fish early and fish late avoiding the mid day sun!
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Only the largest creeks are 65 degrees and should not be fished. Use your thermometer!
We’re full into terrestrial season. While a few fish will feed on caddis and craneflies in the evening, rising fish are more apt to eat an ant than an aquatic insect it seems.
Through the day we are fishing hoppers, beetles, and foam attractors with a bead head below them. Plopping them close to overhanging grass and undercut banks (shaded areas) is most effective.
On the cooler creeks tight line/competition nymphing is getting fish that otherwise have lockjaw to feed! A heavy thread frenchie with a zebra behind it is deadly right now.
As the week warms it will become more important to fish early and late and avoid the mid day sun and heat. With the increasing temperatures we may see the return of the trico spinner fall. It hasn’t ever really shown up in our area yet but we are still crossing our fingers and waiting….
