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!
Real winter has returned to Wisconsin. From this Saturday to next temperatures barely reach above the mid teen and there will be clouds most days. We recommend staying home and staying warm.
Shop is open by appointment Tuesday and Wednesday, call us!
Creeks are clear and a bit low, with very little snowpack on the banks. We are getting a warming trend through Friday with highs touching 40 degrees. Some good fishing conditions for wintertime! Just watch the snowmelt. If things get too warm then cold and muddy water enters the creeks and shuts things down.
Not horribly cold this weekend, but not exactly great weather for anglers until Wednesday.
Next weekend looks amazing with temps around 40 degrees!
Creeks are flowing low with a little snow on the banks. The warmer temperatures mid week will cause some melting which will slow things down quite a bit, and potentially put some cold, stained water into the system if it gets too warm.
Focus on fishing mid day, approximately between 10 and 2 when the water temperature is rising.
Midges, scuds, leeches are the main items on the Driftless menu right now!
Cold, but sunny on Friday, a little nicer Saturday, and Wisconsin warm on Sunday.
Not the best temperatures, but tolerable to be out there fishing. The peak time is always between about 10 and 2 when water temperatures are climbing. Once they start to fall, things shut down quickly. We have seen some sporadic midge hatches on some creeks, but the main fishing will be subsurface on small black nymphs and dead drifted leeches.
Quite possibly the go to dry in our guide Flybox. Sometimes the simple answer is the best when chasing trout in the Driftless. Have a few of these in 12/14 and a few in 20s and you will be dangerous for pretty much any hatch the creeks throw your way.
The film Star series of flies rides super low in the surface film, and is easy to see thanks to the high vis post.
This little bead head combines a little flash, movement and color, but most importantly it has a ton of contrast to it. The neutral color to bright color alone is worth its weight in gold when it comes to selective trout in the Driftless.
