A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Rains coming tonight and into tomorrow. It does not look like anything major, but we will keep you updated. The rainy spring has fish in an incredible mood right now.
Leeches and drank. Scuds and squirrels.
Watch for black caddis on the surface (coulee caddis)
Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Excellent winter conditions for a few more days. Subsurface fishing has been solid on pheasant tails, midge larvae, purple drank, and mini leeches.
A few dries here and there, mostly midges, but with the warm weekend we have seen one or two blue winged olive mayflies hatching too.
Focus on mid day when the water temperature is climbing for the best fishing. The water is very clear and a bit low, so hit spots where there is some broken or choppy water to give you a stealthier edge.
Sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Creeks overall are ice free (especially those in open meadows) and flowing with water temperatures in the middle to higher 30s. This warm spell has fish and bugs in a pretty good mood for the wintertime! Remember, this is still winter fishing. While we can find some happy fish during the period of time water temperature is rising (approximately 10-2_, it can still shut off quickly once the water starts to cool down. Make sure to use your thermometer regularly.
. Midges, winter stones, and even some blue winged olives have been spotted mid day. The best fishing is subsurface right below the riffles though. As the sun warms the streamed, the bugs in the riffles start to move around and trout will start to move into feeding positions right below those riffles.
APRIL 2026 will split between the exclusive and remote waters of the Ibera marsh, and hunting big fish on the upper Parana!
Join us chasing the world’s best fish! We split the trip between hunting huge fish on the Upper Parana and the exclusive water paradise of the Ibera Marsh or the double whammy of the Isoro Marsh and Middle Parana. We are fortunate enough to cater the trip to the best conditions and offer two different experiences in the same week!
The trip takes advantage of spring or fall in Argentina, meaning you do not have to deal with the heat and bugs.
Dorado are what every fish wants to be. Explosive takes on the surface on crease flies or deceiver style flies (we fish floating lines the whole trip, with bead chain eyes being the heaviest fly fished!) and fights that are measured not on if they jump, but how many times they jump! It’s as if someone mixed bass, pike, muskie, barracuda and tarpon and made them 10 times more aggressive.
There is no other outfitter that can offer fishing a mix of the Ibera Marsh, the Upper Parana, and a lodge on the Isoro marsh and middle Parana. Your trip will be custom fit to offer you the absolute best dorado fishing. You are not stuck in one location seeing the same place or stuck with poor conditions, the flexibility our trip offers is beyond compare. It is truly a trip of a lifetime.
Trip cost is $7000 based on double occupancy. The cost includes lodging, food, all drinks, guided fishing, ground transportation to/from/between lodges. Does not include airfare and gratuity.
Please call or e-mail the shop for more details and take a look below for the itinerary.
Mat is obsessed with dorado and calls these fish the most fun you will ever have on a fly rod.
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Not too terrible today and tomorrow with highs in the upper 30s. However we are keeping an eye on later this week and into the weekend when temperatures will be in the 40s to almost 50 degrees. As long as the little snow we have on the banks does not let go all at once, this could be a fun winter weekend.
As always, water temperature is key. You want to fish a rising water temperature, once things cool down naturally, or snowmelt enters the creek, things shut down quickly.
Midges, winter stoneflies, and leeches are on the menu right now.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
. Creeks are mostly ice free, and running in the high 30s. Sporadic midge hatches mid day and a few winter stoneflies as well, but most of the activity is subsurface on perdigons and small pink squirrels. Leeches are effective dead drifted below riffles too.
It is winter time. Don’t expect crazy good fishing, but if you hit the water during rising temperatures (roughly from 10-2) you can have some decent fishing and get rid of a bit of cabin fever right now!
A chance of flurries before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Windy, Wisconsin winter warmup happening today. Tomorrow we are looking at sun and 23 (still acceptable conditions) and early next week we see temperatures touching 40 degrees.
The shop will be open on Saturday, Monday-Wednesday and perhaps beyond if the weather holds. Shop will be open 8-1, and Mat will be willing to make some deals on last year’s stock!
Midges are around mid day, along with a smattering of winter stoneflies. The hatches are not super strong, so do not go out expecting much on the surface. Trout are happily feeding subsurface on smaller, thin bodied black nymphs as well as scuds.
Please remember that air temperatures are still below freezing in many cases, and the gills and eyes and other parts of trout can flash freeze if you take them out of the water!
Wisconsin warm weather is coming! Today and tomorrow we are in the mid 30s for a high. Early next week we have high 30s to low 40s… Shop will be open Saturday 8-1 as well as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 8-1. If the weather stays warm, we will stay open! Keep an eye here and on social media for updates.
Winter week. Nothing too noteworthy with some sun on Wednesday (high temp only 22), but with Thursday being 34, Friday 32 and Sunday 30 degrees. We are hesitantly optimistic about the next few days.
We will keep you posted, but if you need to get the heck out of the house or out of town, this weekend might be a good mental health weekend and a potential ok fishing weekend.
The apartment is available….
It’s winter in Wisconsin. And it is too cold to fish effectively. Looking ahead, only Sunday is forecasted to be over 20 degrees for a high temperature.
Stay home, tie flies, or plan a trip to somewhere warm!
