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Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
The odd heat wave moves out after today dropping temps way down later this week (Friday’s high is 52). This should put things back on track for solid fishing.
In the heat and sun, we are going back to summer style fishing. While the water temps are quite good, fish activity is better in the morning and evening on these warmer, sunny days.
Hoppers, beetles, and ants are still the main thing on the menu. We hope to see the return of the olive mayfly hatch later this week.

Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Warm-ish and sunny today and tomorrow, then temperatures dip back into fall territory!
Fishing has been solid, we’re still in an extreme drought and creeks are very low and have spooky fish, but with the turn of the season at least the trout are finally happy!
Terrestrials with a dropper have been key lately all day long. The olive hatch slowed down a bit with a few fish sipping in the afternoon. When things cool down again we expect the bugs to become re-energized.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the mid 50s area wide.
Unseasonably warm weekend, but it should not have a negative effect on the fishing. With the sun out, it dries the bankside vegetation earlier making terrestrial fishing good all day long.
Some olives are still hatching in the late afternoon and evening. Watch for sipping rises later in the day.
We’re still in a drought and the creeks are low, so use stealth when approaching!
We are nearing the end of season (no fishing starting October 16) and the creeks can get crowded with people getting their last few days of fishing in. Please be considerate and respectful of other anglers and landowners! The general rule of thumb: If there is a car at an access point, you move to the next one so you do not crowd other anglers. We have lots of water to explore here.
Please do not hop in upstream of other anglers too. We fish upstream in the Driftless, and cutting someone off or ‘high holing’ is not cool.
Finally, make sure you know what is legal access and what is not. There is no excuse for trespassing. Use map books and apps as a guide not a gospel, they all have errors.
Remember to thank any landowners you see. They are the reason we enjoy public access on our area waters!

EDIT. WE HAD A MAJOR TYPO. SEASON RUNS THROUGH THE 15TH OF OCTOBER AND CLOSES ON THE 16TH!

Cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the mid 50s. Excellent fall conditions
Thanks to some recent rains many of our creeks finally got a bit of a flush. No water levels came up permanently, but things are much better than a few weeks ago! We’re now in extreme drought instead of exceptional….
Trout have been happy lately. With clouds in the sky they have been eating mostly subsurface on leeches and scuds with a few coming up to darker colored terrestrials. As the grass and banksidge vegetation dries a bit, the terrestrials get moving and fishing gets better. With the temperatures and conditions dry fly fishing is actually better in the middle and later part of the day.
We are still seeing some olives hatching and a handful of fish sipping emergers and some adults on the surface.

Scattered showers. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
We are FINALLY getting some trout weather this season. Creeks have dropped and cleared quickly leaving us with clear to a medium stain area wide. We’re still doing well with hopper/dropper all day, and finding some fish rising to olives in the afternoon. With the recent rains, leeches and scuds have really picked up with fish eating them as long as there are clouds in the sky and/or the water. In the clear stuff, subsurface fishing is best on zebra midges, pheasant tails, and purdygons.

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog between 8am and noon. High near 67. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Last night we received another inch (give or take) area wide. This much needed rain will stain some things up this morning, but there is fishable water out there. More importantly, the precipitation will push water levels up just a little bit and should trigger some feeding.
Today we are forecasted for scattered showers, mostly after mid day with nothing major accumulation wise predicted.
The menu is still pretty simple right now. Hoppers and beetles with droppers (bead heads for subsurface droppers, sunken ants for a double dry rig). We are also seeing blue winged olives mid day into the evening with sporadic rising fish.

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
With some rain over the weekend, creeks are in much better shape. There was a little flush after a couple inches of rain with a bit more predicted tonight.
Today, expect clear to stained water with favorable fall water temperatures.
On the clear water, a hopper/dropper will catch fish all day long and we are seeing a few blue winged olives in the later afternoon and evening.
On the murkier water, leeches and scuds and san juan worm type patterns will catch fish.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
We received a MUCH NEEDED 1-3 inches of rain last night. Some locally heavy showers have a few creeks up and muddy this morning, but things will drop and clear fairly quickly. There is fishable water out there, and even some clear water.
We needed this rain badly, and it should trigger some great fall fishing.
Season ends after the 15th of October, get out there and fish!

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Cloud cover and drizzle/mist predicted all weekend long. We’re still in an extreme drought so any rain is welcome, and the forecast is not calling for anything heavy or major so creeks will not be impacted by the rains (unfortunately!). However, the drizzly and cloudy weather will have the fish in a very good mood, and could trigger a larger olive hatch through the weekend.
The downside to the weather is the terrestrials (especially hoppers) will be a bit more sluggish. Focus more on purple and royal hippie stompers and beetles under these conditions.
Subsurface scud and pink squirrel fishing has picked up and will only get better with clouds in the sky!
Finally, we have a chance to leech over the next couple of days too thanks to the clouds.

Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Today is the last warm-fish day. Things are picking up fishing wise despite the super low flows. Heading into the weekend there is a forecast for drizzle and cloudy weather, this is absolutely PERFECT for fall fishing. While it might lessen the terrestrial action, the olives should hatch a bit better and fish should be much happier than on the bright, sunny days.
Creeks are cool and clear and fish can be very spooky. Concentrate on the riffles and undercut banks and watch for subtle rising fish in and below the same riffles.