Fishing Report

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East wind 5 to 8 mph
We’re at a tipping point (a good one for a change). Water temperatures are flirting with the 40 degree ambient temperature mark. A few more sunny days and a slight uptick in temperature and things will get really, really good quickly.
As it is now, we are still seeing midges hatching mid day, and olives around 2. Midge larvae and small, thin profile nymphs (especially with a bit of purple) are still the best subsurface, but we are getting more fish to eat scuds and thicker bodied bugs such as purple drank too.
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Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Just out of habit, we will continue giving weather reports and more.
We have not seen the details of the shelter in place and can not be sure that fishing is on the list of activities. Obviously we will let you know as soon as we here. The physical storefront is closed, but we will continue to ship things out to you. We’re working on some sort of support for our guides too as we will not be able to book trips through the shelter in place order.

Until then, stay home, stay healthy and let’s get this thing under control!

Store is closed for delivery/pickup and drive through. (online shopping still going until we hear otherwise).

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Monday he will order the closure of all nonessential businesses starting Tuesday, and is urging people to stay at home to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Creeks are clear and a bit low. Water temperatures have taken a dip over the past 2 days, but still in the high 30s to low 40s. Fish are rising mid day to midges and a few olives. The olives should pop once we see warmer water temperatures.
Trout are also eating leeches and streamers well.

Stay healthy!

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Things calmed down quite a bit overnight. While we got a good glut of rain throughout the day, it slowed down in the afternoon and has allowed things to clear out overnight. Expect stained conditions area wide with fishable water but only a handful of clear creeks first thing this morning.
Fishing remains very good right now! In the clearer water yesterday, fish were eating chubby Chernobyl’s with small bead heads tied below them as well as leeches and squirmy wormies subsurface.
It is looking chilly today and into tomorrow, but the fish aren’t caring. Expect good winter/early spring conditions all weekend long.

Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 46. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Not a disaster in terms of rains today, but it will put some stain on the water as it runs off fields and hillsides that do not have rooted vegetation on them.
In other words, great fishing this morning, then when the rains roll in time to switch to leeches and worms!
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A slight chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Fishing has been quite good lately! While the weather is pretty average temperature wise, water temps are in the high 30s to mid 40s.
Fish have been eating on the surface well on many of our area creeks in the later part of the day. We found happy fish from 1-4 yesterday! Midges are still key as it isn’t quite warm enough throughout the area for olives to show up consistently.
Otherwise, fish are eating subsurface on nymphs and leeches drifted slowly. If we get clouds in the sky or a stain on the water, streamers are working well too.

Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained. There is very little snow left on the banks so we are fishing from the late morning through most of the day now. Only a few streams are still getting cold water runoff in the afternoons.
Midges are still the major hatch with a few olives here and there. Water temperatures are in the high 30s to low 40s. In the 30s we are seeing midges, in the 40s we are seeing olives.
Otherwise, leech and streamer fishing has been fantastic lately with a lot of fish finally feeling grabby on larger patterns.
As always, rolling a heavy bead head on the bottom will catch fish all day long. We are starting to see an uptick in interest in scuds as well

Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Windy today, but the sun is shining early and fish are already awake.
Olives are hatching fairly well. It isn’t a crazy blanket hatch, but fish will be looking up for the mid day and into the afternoon (midges too!)
Subsurface fishing early is great, heavy bead heads like the surrender jig and spanish bullet are our favorites right now.
After the hatch subsides, fish are chasing leeches and streamers. You can move them pretty quickly now too that water temperatures are over 40.

Much more rain than predicted has the creeks running murky as of noon. While there is still some fishable water, things are ugly out there right now. The good news is it should settle down by tomorrow and into the weekend.

Rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 50. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
A bit miserable today, then windy through tomorrow. The good news is that is calms down and becomes pleasant for the weekend with highs right around 40.
Olives, midges, and a few winter stoneflies are hatching and emerging daily, and mid day the fish are starting to come to the surface to eat. Otherwise, deep rolling scuds, and heavy thin bodied bead heads is still working just fine!
Also, as the water temperatures stay at 40 or above, fish are becoming much more grabby on streamers and leeches.
Creeks are clear and will get a little stained up in the afternoons. There is little to no snow on the banks and what is melting is in shaded areas and north facing slopes.