Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light east wind.

Hot and sunny out there.  The couple of super heated days have had water temps in the higher 60s on some creeks (West Fork of the Kickapoo specifically).  Watch water temps on the bigger waters.

The good news is things cool down back to normal starting tonight.  On top of the normal terrestrial with a dropper, ants are becoming more and more important with the sunny weather.  Fish an ant under overhanging vegetation and in any shaded area!

Subsurface fishing is solid with the patterns that are the most successful smaller and thinner with each bright day.  A Pearl Jam or TZM is excellent right now.

Hot couple of days, then back to normal.  Hoping we get some rain after this hot and humid weather.

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Watch the heat out there!  This super heating the next couple of days will push water temperatures into the mid 60s mid day.  Your best bet is to fish early and avoid the sun.  Thankfully things cool down later this week.

Fishing is still best with smaller terrestrials and foam patterns with droppers, then waiting until late in the evening to see rising fish to lighter colored mayflies and a few caddis.

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Last mild day for now.  We’re looking at 80 degrees and warmer over the next 3 or 4 days.  It does cool back down to normal next weekend.  On top of the normal beetle and dropper and a few caddis, we have started to see more small mayflies hatching in the evenings.  A size 18 hackle stacker has been hot at night

Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Looking at the longer term forecast, this may be the last spring weather we see for a while this weekend!  It starts warming up early next week.  Creeks are clear and only a little low with temperatures in the higher 50s to low 60s area wide.  We’re still fishing beetles with a bead head below (Pearl Jam) and switching over to a rock grinder or brush hog or other similar thicker bodied pattern in the afternoon.  The hatches have been mediocre at best but when you find a swarm of bugs, the fish are very happy.  If you are an early riser, watch for fish feeding on midges at dawn.

Nothing much has changed.  We do get some cloud cover today which might bring out the smaller, lighter body colored mayflies (Sulphurs and Cahill’s) this evening.  Otherwise, expect fish to feed heavily subsurface on pearl jam, raindrops and other small, thin profile nymphs throughout the day.

Cloudy today, sunny tomorrow, and some good cloud cover on Saturday.  Right now the limiting factor is the sun.  The cloudier the better when it comes to trout fishing!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Creeks are clear to stained (the recent rains did not blow out our waters at all) with temperatures in the high 50s to 60 degrees.  Nymphing in the morning under an edible indicator has been good.  Mid day and later on we have seen sporadic cranefly and caddis hatching.  The surface fishing is not great, but you can still find pods of rising fish every once in a while.  We have also started to see some lighter colored mayflies (cahills and sulphurs) in the evenings.  Nothing we would call a hatch yet, but keep an eye out the next few evenings.

Rain, mainly before 10am. High near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Creeks remain clear to a mild stain after recent rains.  These soaking rains have been incredible for the fishery, and something we have not seen in a couple of years.  While we are still behind in water, these little rains go a long way to keeping the spring refreshed and the trout happy!

Fishing worm patterns in the stained water, as well as some leeches and larger nymphs has been successful.  On the clear water, a large visible pattern (ground beetle) with a dropper has been great!

The hatches this year have been mediocre at best.  They seem to be pushed later in the day and you will find a swarm or two of bugs here and there.  Watch for caddis if the sun is shining, and small dark (olive color) and light (Cahill color) mayflies on the cloudy days.

Trout like rain.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Area wide we received about 3/4 of an inch to an inch in the past 24 hours.  The rains fell mostly as soaking higher rains with a few pockets of heavy precipitation.  Overall the creeks are in fishable shape, clear to a medium stain.  Only a couple are running muddy as of this morning.  With the flush and the cloud cover, make sure to have worm patterns, scuds, and leeches along side the normal May patterns.

Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Warm sunny and windy today.  Saturday is sunny and calm, Sunday we might get some much needed rains.

Creeks are clear and starting to get a bit low.  Nothing has changed hatch wise over the past week or so.  Sporadic caddis hatches in the afternoon/evenings, and fishing below the riffles with a bead head.

Guides have been grabbing PTerdigons lately…