Today is the last day of trout season, and we’re closing on a high note condition wise!
Cloudy and drizzly all day long,,, Prospect with an edible indicator with a bead head below all day, then watch for olives hatching in the afternoon.
SHOP IS ONLY OPEN UNTIL NOON TODAY. We need to go fishing too!
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Creeks are clear and low with decent temperatures, even after the past 3 unseasonably hot days. Clouds are forecasted to roll in this evening which should help things out quite a bit! Edible indicators with an olive drank below have been great all day long, and with the (hopefully) clouds rolling in we might see the olives hatching again tonight.
Season ends after Thursday. Get out there and fish.
Wisconsin’s Driftless season closes after Thursday!
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Last hot and windy day today. The only silver lining from this weekend is it blew a few more terrestrials into the water and the ant fishing was great in spots.
As we head into the last few days of season, it is still edible indicator with a bead head below it for our main rig. After a bit of a cooldown to normal starting tomorrow we should see the return of the olives in the early evening.
The 15th (last day of season) we are supposed to get some cloud cover and drizzle! That could be an incredible day to finish out the season on!.
A slight chance of showers between 11am and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Well, the clouds won’t last too long with the winds.. But any shade or cloud cover means better fishing! The sun has been a problem for fishing lately with fish acting extremely spooky and holding very close to undercut banks and overhanging structure. It is tough out there!
Hoppers with droppers, emergers in the evenings, and mice and minnows in the evenings.
This is the last weekend of season, so expect a few more anglers out there than normal. Please do not hop in upstream of another angler (high holing), and be very aware of private property! There is still enough room to spread out, and there is never a reason to block a landowner’s gate or access road.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wisconsin’s trout season closes after the 15th. Get out there and fish! While the sun is not making trout super happy, it is a more than pleasant time out on the creeks right now. Water temperatures are good, we are experiencing a warming trend into the weekend which is getting the hoppers excited and opening more terrestrial fishing. Just remember to get your fly as close to the banks and structure as possible. It is a game of inches right now.
Subsurface fishing has been good on thin bodied bead heads, pheasant tails, and emergers later in the afternoon. The olive hatch is later in the day, usually the last few hours of sunlight on many of our creeks try a smoke jumper or CDC wing emerger.
Sunny, with a high near 72. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
A bit warmer today, but fishing remains good. Creeks are clear and while they are not loving the bright sun, trout are in a pretty good mood overall.
Season closes after the 15th of October. We highly suggest you get out there and fish!
Storewide, end of season sales going on now!
Check out the new balance minnow pattern for tempting aggressive fall browns!
Season closes after the 15th. Do you really care what conditions are? Get out there!
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Creeks are clear and in good shape level and temperature wise. The higher sun and warmer weather should bring out the hoppers again!
Hopper/Dropper all day long, and watch for olives in the evening.
Remember season closes after the 15th of October. Fishing is good, weather is great, and the shop has some killer end of season deals going on. It’s time to visit the Driftless!
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind.
Creeks are clear (still stained south of the Wisconsin River) with temperatures in the low to mid 50s.
Stable, sunny weather is here all week. The past day or two were a bit rough as trout rearranged their space, The quick transition from a week of clouds to bright sun put them way off! They are settling down now and a bit more happy.
It’s still VERY important to tuck your terrestrials right next to the bank all day long. The only time it seems they venture out from shade or cover is if the olive hatch comes off in the later afternoon and evening. Then they move out into the runs below the riffles to feed. While you can fish all day long, it seems the most success is late in the day during the hatch.
Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Creeks are clear to medium stained (a bit more rain south of the Wisconsin river) with excellent water temperatures. Fall conditions are here to stay for the next week or so.
Transition days like today can be boom or bust. This is the first bright and sunny day we have had in a few. Assume fish will be tucked underneath banks and overhanging vegetation early, then push out and move to the riffles later in the day as bugs start to hatch.
The edible indicator followed by a medusa has been excellent when fish are starting to come up. If you do not see any rising fish, a stupid orange beetle with a small bead head below will work well.
SEASON CLOSES AFTER THE 15TH.
Drillzy overnight and morning with a little less than half an inch falling near Viroqua. It was not intense enough to muddy things up, but just enough to get the worms moving around! Might be a good day and fish a worm pattern.
Showers, mainly before 11am. Temperature falling to around 62 by 5pm. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
The cloud cover has been amazing, keeping fish a little less spooky than they would be in clear water.
We are still fishing edible indicators and training wheels in darker body colors with scuds and squirrels below throughout the day. The olive hatch is unpredictable, but when they are around in the later afternoon and evening, fish are rising to them happily.
