Fishing Report

Weird, rainy last 24 hours.  Overall more rain (a lot more) hit north of us near the I-90 corridor, then this morning the south got a quick, but heavy shower.

Expect heavy to medium stain area wide with only a few valleys and headwaters flowing slightly stained.  Some creeks, especially those south of the shop, should clear up a bit faster.

It’s worm and leech day!  If the water is coffee colored or darker, fishing a itty meaty thing, or squirmy along the edges and in the riffles will get fish.  If it is a bit clearer, scuds, worms and larger pink squirrels will work.

Showers, mainly after 3pm. High near 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Milder and cloudier week ahead!  Daytime highs barely cracking 70s most days, and overnight lows in the 50s.  On paper, this week is what we have been looking for.

While the mayfly activity is pretty much over, we are keeping an eye out for olives in the afternoons (it probably isn’t cold enough, but we can be hopeful!).  Sticking to beetles and hoppers with droppers below is still going to be effective.

When the clouds roll in, scuds leeches and even small streamers will become more effective.

Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Creeks are clear to very slightly stained with great water temperatures pretty much area wide.  Only the largest creeks and lower sections are still too warm first thing in the morning.

Cooler evenings, and an overall cooler daytime temperature trend have us feeling like late summer/fall is coming.  The longer term forecast is showing some mild days and chilly nights!  The weekend is pretty pleasant overall weather wise.

It is terrestrial time in the Driftless.  While the aquatic insect activity is pretty slow, the ants, beetles, and grasshoppers are making up for it on the surface.  However, the most success is subsurface on Dr. Fauci, Squogs, and pearl jams.

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

The clouds and light rain have turned things around here!  After some brutal hot and sunny days, the cloud cover has been a saving grace.  It still isn’t perfect, but when the sun is off the water, the fishing is much better.

Purple drank, quill jigs, and rain drops are all great dropper below a beetle right now.

A little over half an inch of rain has some slight stain on one or two creeks, but we have not encountered anything blown out.  Creeks remain clear to slightly stained with fishable water temps on all but the bigger creeks.

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. High near 86. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Scattered rain this morning is more than welcome!  We have received just under 1/4 of an inch of rain in the past 24 hours.  This is not enough to change the clarity of the creeks, but it is a great start to cooling things down for the weekend.  Today and tomorrow are still hot, but Saturday is much more mild and the overnight temperatures over the holiday weekend are much more trout friendly.

Cloudy skies are our friend.  If the clouds stay overhead, fishing will remain decent.  It is still summertime, so make sure to check water temperatures, and focus on subsurface fishing.  When the clouds are out, and the ground stays damp, terrestrials do not move around as much and trout aren’t looking out for them necessarily.

Use scuds, micro leeches, perdigons, and even worm patterns under the clouds and drizzle.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Waking up to 99% humidity is rough!

We’re in a warm spell right now, but are starting to see some rain rolling in.  A few storms hitting north of the shop this morning, and predicted showers on and off the next couple of days.  The smaller creeks have been resilient to the heat this time and fishing has been better than expected, but only when the sun is off the water.  Keep focused on cloudy days and fishing very early and very late.

Looking ahead, If we get the clouds the fishing will improve.  If not, it is looking like Sunday starts a string of normal to cooler weather!