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Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
There is a slight chance of some clouds later today and into tonight.
Fishing has been sluggish due to a high pressure system that has been sitting over us for what feels like forever! We’re not seeing much for hatches unless some clouds roll in, and the trout overall have a bit of lockjaw. There are a handful of midges hatching and a light smattering of olives but overall the surface activity has been slow lately.
Hoppers with droppers are catching fish still, as is rolling heavy nymphs on the bottom of the riffles and runs. Streamers have also been pretty good when the sun is off the water.
Remember that season closes after the 15th of this month! Enjoy some fall weather and get out there and fish!

Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
The difficult fishing continues. The clear water and sunny skies (not to mention the wind) aren’t making things easy out there. Smaller hoppers and beetles with a subtle scud below, or a zebra midge are the go to rigs right now. There are a few olives hatching in the morning, and we have seen slight hints of the appearance of the fall olive hatch later in the day. It isn’t here yet, but we are really hoping with the cooler temperatures that they show up soon to energize the fish!

Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Summer has been hanging on this late season! Things are fishing pretty average due to the clear water and sunny skies. Water temperatures are great area wide, but we need this cooler weather, and hopefully some clouds to get things really going. There are some sparse midge hatches earlier in the morning, and the olives have not really appeared in the afternoon yet. It’s still beetle or small hopper with a dropper time!
REMEMBER SEASON CLOSES AFTER THE 15TH OF OCTOBER! Get out there and fish!

A bright and sunny days with a low of 53 and high of 79. A similar, but slightly warmer forecast for the next few days as well. Winds are variable and generally mild, 20mph Saturday. No rain in the forecast.

On the surface, a few tricos are still being spotted, and a few caddis as well. We’ll still need some cooler weather, clouds and drizzle to really trigger the olive hatch. In the meantime, beetles, ants and grasshoppers are still working very well from late morning through mid afternoon. Earlier in the day, nymphing under an indicator or prospecting with a beetle and nymph dropper has been effective. Thin bodied nymphs such as perdigons, Werthers Carmel and Pearl & Orange have been doing the trick in clear water. Pink squirrels, scuds and hotspot pheasant tails have been doing well in stained water. When all else fails… GO BIG. Try bigger foam, and streamers in the evenings.

A bright and sunny day with a low of 48 and high of 74. A similar, but slightly warmer forecast for the next few days as well. Winds are variable and generally mild. No rain in the forecast.

On the surface, a few tricos are still being spotted, and a few caddis as well. We’ll still need some cooler weather, clouds and drizzle to really trigger the olive hatch. In the meantime, beetles, ants and grasshoppers are still working very well from late morning through mid afternoon. Earlier in the day, nymphing under an indicator or prospecting with a beetle and nymph dropper has been effective. Thin bodied nymphs such as perdigons, Werthers Carmel and Pearl & Orange have been doing the trick in clear water. Pink squirrels, scuds and hotspot pheasant tails have been doing well in stained water.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
On paper today just doesn’t look great, except tonight we are forecasted to get some light rains, and a good gradual cool down over the weekend. Saturday’s high is 84 with some clouds, and Sunday is around 70 degrees with drizzle! It has taken a bit longer than normal, but this could FINALLY be the weekend to kick off fall fishing.
Starting tomorrow, watch for the afternoon olive hatches to re-appear. During the sunny periods, beetles, ants and hoppers will continue to be effective.
Subsurface will change with the clouds in the sky and some (hopefully) stain in the water from small, thin bodied bugs to more scuds and bushy patterns.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 8 mph.
Creeks are low and clear. Thankfully the water temps are still good!
It looks like we are forecasted to get out of this unseasonably warm weather on Friday. There might even be some cloud cover and sprinkles later in the weekend.
Once the temperatures drop and we get some clouds or drizzle things should get back on track for late summer/fall (meaning the olive hatch in the afternoon hopefully!)
Until then we are still having success on hoppers or beetles with droppers.

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Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
The good news is the overnight temperatures are dipping into the low 50s. This is keeping water temperatures stable and trout friendly despite the high daytime temperatures. Fishing the morning is still the best, taking a break mid day, then heading out again when the sun starts to lower a bit in the sky.
Overall, creeks are very clear and low.
Terrestrials are still the best surface fly as we wait for things to cool down and the late summer/fall olive hatch to show in in the afternoon.
Subsurface fishing has been really good on euro squirrels along with thin and flashy bodied nymphs.

We’re happy to introduce the Winston pure 2 into our lineup of small stream friendly rods. Keeping the classic Winston feel, these rods are incredibly comfortable to cast at our driftless distances and are a blend of accuracy, delicacy, and just fun to fish! Available now online and in the shop.