Fishing Report

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
No real rain as of now in Viroqua and the radar shows the storm heading south of us. We will keep you updated.
Creeks are clear and a touch low with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Please use your thermometer and do not fish water temps over 65. The West Fork and Bad Axe watersheds are the warmer creeks right now and it would be wise to avoid them this weekend.
Hatches are still mid summer sparse, which is normal. A few micro olives and tricos in the mornings and evening but the main dish on the menu is terrestrials. Hoppers, beetles, ants etc. We’re doing very well with our standard hippie stomper on the surface with a bead head dropped below.
Mousing has been fun lately too. It isn’t a bad idea to toss a mouse at dusk just to see if one of the massive moue eaters will play!

Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Steady weather until the weekend. We are seeing a few midges and mayflies hatching in the evenings, but overall fishing has been best on terrestrials and bead heads. Fishing smaller (size 16) training wheels and hippie stompers has been good on the surface, but ants have been even better!
Subsurface fishing is quite good on thin bodied patterns such as zebra nymphs and perdigons. The key is finding shaded areas. This means fishing early and late, or finding areas of overhanging vegetation.

Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning.
Creeks are a bit low and running clear with temperatures in the low 60s. Only the West Fork and Bad Axe creeks are running over 65 degrees. Use your thermometer and don’t bother with anything over 65 degrees. Not only will the fishing stink, but you risk stressing fish.
There are some olives hatching in the evenings getting fish to rise the last few hours of the day, and the trico spinner fall is still very sparse in the mornings. It is summertime so terrestrials are the hot ticket! Running a smaller hippie stomper or chubby chernobyl with a dropper below will get you fish all day long. Make sure you are casting to overhanging vegetation and shady areas!

Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Rains were localized last night. Most of our area creeks are in great shape with clear to slightly stained water. One or two valleys received heavy rain. If your favorite creek is murky, drive to the next valley and you will find better water!
Tricos in the mornings are around, but still not in large numbers. In the evenings we are seeing some trico hatches as well as a few micro olives and midges. If you don’t feel like fishing size 20 dries, a hopper with a bead head below will catch fish!

Sunny, with a high near 82. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
THings are pretty good out there in the Driftless. Only a couple creeks are warm enough to avoid (West Fork, Bad Axe watershed). Bring your thermometer and don’t bother fishing anything over 65 degrees. We’re in the dog days of summer right now so the sun will be your limiting factor. Fish early, fish late, and find some shade.
Tricos are showing up a bit more. We’re still not over the moon excited about them, but they are becoming more noticable in the mornings. Terrestrials and foam attractor patterns with a dropper are still the way to fish.

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are in good shape still with decent temperatures (only a few at 65 degrees or warmer) and good clarity overall. We’re still seeing a few tricos first thing in the morning but not enough to get really excited about. Hopper and dropper is still the way to go! A few rising fish in the evening will eat generic mayfly patterns or caddis skittered on the surface.
The key to good fishing is to fish early and fish late avoiding the mid day sun!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Only the largest creeks are 65 degrees and should not be fished. Use your thermometer!
We’re full into terrestrial season. While a few fish will feed on caddis and craneflies in the evening, rising fish are more apt to eat an ant than an aquatic insect it seems.
Through the day we are fishing hoppers, beetles, and foam attractors with a bead head below them. Plopping them close to overhanging grass and undercut banks (shaded areas) is most effective.
On the cooler creeks tight line/competition nymphing is getting fish that otherwise have lockjaw to feed! A heavy thread frenchie with a zebra behind it is deadly right now.
As the week warms it will become more important to fish early and late and avoid the mid day sun and heat. With the increasing temperatures we may see the return of the trico spinner fall. It hasn’t ever really shown up in our area yet but we are still crossing our fingers and waiting….

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Great day to be outside again today! Early mornings and evenings are chilly enough to consider a sweatshirt!
Creeks are clear and flowing well with temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s. There are a still a few warmer creeks out there and we recommend using your thermometer. Anything at 65 or over will stink for fishing.
While hatches are slim, fish are still rising to midge patterns, egg laying caddis and craneflies. Otherwise, we are doing very well with terrestrials and droppers below (any slim bodied bug will work just fine especially if it has just a little bit of color and flash).
Great weather through Thursday, and still looking solid for the weekend too! We love these cooler summer temperatures!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
Incredible summer cool down the next few days, get out there and take advantage of the cooler weather.
Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s. There are still a few larger creeks that are running over 65. Avoid those as fishing will be poor and can be stressful to trout.
While hatches are slim, and the terrestrial bite streaky, fish are still coming up to smash hoppers, ants and beetles. Your best fishing is using larger foam terrestrials with a bead head a couple of feet below. Most of your fish will eat the bead head nymph, but a few will munch the foam fly.
Mousing has been good in the evenings, as has pulling larger streamers and leeches.
Fishing is still best when the sun is off the water, so fish early and late and find the shaded areas to find happier trout!