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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!
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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.

Orange barrels are up, main street parking is not available.

Sidewalks might be intermittently closed as well.

Parking is available at the municipal lots one block west of the fly shop.

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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.

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Nothing super special to report about the weekend. While the daytime temperatures are pretty warm, thankfully the nights have been getting down to around 60 keeping water temperatures in good shape.
Terrestrials are key until we get cooler weather. Ants and small beetles early, then switch to foam with a dropper mid day. If fish are rising, throwing something generic and purple at them will work most of the time.

Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
We’re still looking at a few warm-ish days ahead. Nothing too disastrous, but the mid day will be pretty warm all weekend. We are seeing some cloud cover today, and potential clouds and rain through the weekend. Right now, if you find shade, you will find fish. The bright sunny skies and low water have not been friendly to fishing!
Hatches and spinner falls are pretty sparse and will remain so until we get a bit cooler weather (it is coming soon hopefully!), so stick with your ants, beetles and hoppers and your small thin bodied bead heads fished in the riffles.
Creeks are clear and low with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s.