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Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. High near 84. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Nice cloudy and drizzle morning. Not enough rain to mess things up by any stretch of the imagination.
We’re recommending to skip this weekend. It will be HOT out there with heat indices over 100 degrees. Not nice for humans, and the water temperatures are climbing rapidly. A good weekend to stay local and fish for panfish or just stay home and stay cool.
If you are out there, please use your thermometer. Anything over 65 will be slow fishing and much more than that can be lethal to trout. Bettles and ants on the surface, thin bodied bugs in the drizzle.

Creeks are warming up. Water temperatures are now at the point where we ask you please use a thermometer. Anything over 65 degrees will be slow fishing and much higher than that can be lethal to trout.

We are due for a heat wave this weekend with heat index temperatures in the low 100s. This isn’t going to be good for you or for fish. If you are around this weekend, please limit your fishing to the first 4-5 hours of the day.

Creeks are low and clear, with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Only a few smaller creeks are in the high 50s.

Beetles with droppers in the mornings, and if water temperature allows, matching the lighter colored mayfly hatches in the evenings.

howers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 75. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
A warmer week this week. The light rains recently have kept water temperatures in check, but we are starting to see a few larger creeks hit the mid 60s temperature wise. Overall creeks are low and clear with temps right around 60 degrees. The next few days heading into the weekend look to be brutally hot. It is time to start using your thermometer. Anything over 65 will be poor fishing and much warmer than that you will start to stress trout. The good news is that things cool down after the weekend.
Fishing is solid in the mornings on soft hackles, scuds, and flashy bead heads. There are still some fish rising to rusty spinners at first light too. Once the sun hits the water, the fish start to hide in the undercut banks below riffles. They venture out again in the evening to fish on the sulphurs and cahills hatching late in the day.

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Looking at temperatures right around 80 each day this week, then a super hot weekend. IF the clouds stay overhead and the rains actually show up, things will remain pretty good fishing and temperature wise. If the sun shines down on the creeks then things will warm up quickly and fishing will slow down except for the first few hours in the day. We will keep you posted!
Creeks are low and clear now with temperatures in the high 50s to 60 area wide. Exceptional temps for this time of year! Fish are feeding subsurface in the mornings on small and flashy bead heads. You may see some fish rising to rusty spinners the first few hours of the day too before the sun hits the creeks.
. Mid day is terrestrial and dropper time focusing on the riffles and anywhere you can find shade. Later in the day we are seeing our lighter body color mayflies hatching. The hatches are spotty, but the fish are looking up for them most evenings.
If the rains come in, switching to thicker bodied subsurface bugs as well as scuds and leeches is a good idea!

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 7 to 9 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in high 50s. Fishing remains solid and steady for the middle of June. We are seeing a handful of caddis still, as well as some lighter colored mayflies hatching near the evening.
Subsurface fishing has been great lately on purple drank, zebra midges and euro squirrels.
Instead of an indicator, we are fishing them below hippie stompers and beetles.
The weekend looks warm but with some clouds and light rain! The heat doesn’t matter too much to the water temperature if there are clouds in the sky.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
About half an inch of rain fell overnight with a bit more south of Viroqua. Overall creeks will not be affected by this rain and will remain clear to slightly stained. The cool rains will, however, refresh the system and put fish in a great mood!
Lighter colored mayflies are showing up in the evenings, and the terrestrial bite on the surface (beetles and ants) is picking up daily. With the cloud cover we could see rising fish all day long.
Subsurface fishing has been solid on some larger bugs and leeches along with the standard pheasant tail/perdigon body style. If you find some stained water try a worm patterns!

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind around 6 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Creeks are low and clear with temps in the mid to high 50s. Excellent conditions for this time of year!
There is a small cold front rolling in tonight, and with it the chance for some light drizzle over the next few days! The streak of great trout weather this June continues.
Fish are eating beetles and ants on the surface all day long, and are keying in on lighter colored mayflies later in the evening or if the sky remains cloudy.
Subsurface fishing has been best on perdigon style flies or medium thickness patterns like the Euro Squirrel.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Borderline hot here today and tomorrow as a brief warm front rolls in.
Overall the creeks remain in great shape with water temps in the mid to high 50s. They are also still crystal clear which means spooky fish. Approach the creeks with as much stealth as possible.
Fish are feeding on beetles with droppers throughout the day, Mid day on warm and sunny days like today we will see some caddis hatching. The evening is still giving us lighter colored mayfly hatches, usually the last two hours of the day.
When the sun is out and it is warmer out there, either chase the shady sections of creeks, or concentrate on fishing the riffles and broken water where fish are less exposed.

Showers likely before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
What a weekend! After a ton of fun at the Drive In show on Friday, and cloud cover and drizzle on and off, the fishing was solid all weekend long.
With some cloud cover and continued cooler weather the next few days, trout will be very happy.
Sulphurs and caddis are the main menu items right now. We’re fishing a caddis with an emerger behind it all day long, switching to some lighter body colored mayflies in the evenings.
Subsurface fishing has been great on pretty much everything again thanks to the lack of bright sun.

Areas of smoke before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
The area received about 3/4 to an inch and a half of rain in the past 24 hours. Most creeks were not changed at all, with only a couple getting a bit stained. As of this morning everything is mostly clear to stained!
The sun continues to be the limiting factor on our low and clear creeks. Fish early, fish late, and find shade to find the happiest fish.
We are seeing lighter colored mayflies hatch the last couple hours of the day, and a few caddis in the afternoon. Through most of the day fishing an edible indicator (terrestrial, hippie stomper etc) with a bead head below in the riffles and runs will catch fish when they are not rising