Fishing Report

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Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Clouds today will start to bunch up and maybe dump some rain on us today through Wednesday. Creeks are clear to slightly stained as the last spring rains missed us for the most part! The forecast, while rainy, does not look terrible until potentially Tuesday night.

Craneflies have been hot lately, along with smaller terrestrials with a dropper and lighter colored mayflies hatching in the evening. With potential rain, it will be mostly a subsurface day with fish happily feeding on pretty much any nymphs. Expect the scud and crayfish fishing to pick up with the cloud cover as well.

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Don’t fear the rains, it isn’t forecasted to be heavy at all, more of a light drizzle all throughout the day, perfect conditions for trout fishing the Driftless!
Creeks are clear and flowing well, beetles with droppers all day long, and lighter colored mayflies in the evenings are hatching!

Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 11 mph.

WIth this high pressure system sitting over us again today, fish are very spooky. Focus on the riffles and shady areas. For a late spring bonus, the shady areas are also some of the best terrestrial fishing right now. Overhanging grass, trees etc are highways for ants and beetles. Make sure to fish a small terrestrial wherever thing are hanging over the creeks.

Hatch wise we are seeing mayflies, mostly in the evenings, but a few here and there during the day too. Sulphurs, cahills… all of the lighter colored mayflies are around. There are a few caddis (mostly egg layers) and craneflies too.

Subsurface fishing has been solid on thinner bodied bead heads.

Leeches, streamers and mice at night.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained. The recent rains were good, soaking rains and did not muddy things up in our area!
We continue to see caddis and craneflies throughout the day, and lighter colored mayflies hatching in the evenings. On some mornings, we are getting a decent spinner fall at dawn as well.
With the sunny and dry weather, we expect the small terrestrials to be out and about. A beetle or ant will be excellent when the sun is shining all day long!
Subsurface fishing is best with thin profile nymphs with a bit of sparkle on days like today.

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Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 63. Light northwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures in the high 50s to 60. The recent rains were all pretty mellow and did not muddy much up except for the lower sections of creeks.
The limiting factor right now is the crowds. This has been an unusually busy season please keep in mind that crowds are not a problem if you show respect to other anglers and landowners. Don’t crowd other anglers, block gates or field access etc, and DO NOT WALK ON PRIVATE LAND. If we want to keep our area special, follow the simple golden rule.
We’re seeing caddis, craneflies, lighter colored mayflies in the evenings, and the terrestrial bite has been quite good when things dry out in the later morning.
Subsurface fishing has been good on, well, just about everything! Fish are in a good mood and a well drifted nymph in, and below, the riffle will get you some fish.
Larger streamers and mice at night are picking up right now too!

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Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. High near 70. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained from recent rains. Only the largest of our creeks are murky still.
So far we are seeing some light rain in the area that will last most of the morning. As of now, nothing that will significantly muddy up the creeks.
Saturday is predicted to be partly cloudy but otherwise clear. Sunday’s forecast is calling for potential heavy rain from 1-2 inches total, then drizzly and overcast on Monday.
Not the best weekend forecast, especially Sunday. This can change quite a bit in the next day or two though.
Fish are eating attractor patterns on the surface as well as foam terrestrials. Hatches of caddis, craneflies, and lighter colored mayflies are around, and can be decent especially in the later afternoon and evenings.
Subsurface fishing has been very good on scuds and brush hogs as well as pearl jams and zebra midges.

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Most of our creeks have dropped and cleared to fishable levels by late yesterday. Expect most creeks to be clear to medium stained. Only the largest bodies of water are still muddy enough to be pretty much unfishable.
On the clear creeks, lighter colored flies (mayflies like sulfurs, tan caddis, etc) are hatching on and off throughout the day. If fish are not rising, beetles and ants are good surface searching patterns.
The subsurface bite is quite good now with scuds and smaller, flashy nymphs doing well.

A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Anywhere between an inch and over two fell in our area yesterday, with most of the heavier rains falling early in the day (the big storm pretty much split around vernon county.
The rains were enough to muddy up pretty much all the creeks. This is the first time in over a year we have seen enough rain to flush the creeks a bit! While may creeks remain murky, there is a tiny bit of fishable water out there. The creeks will drop and clear quickly throughout the day.
On the murky creeks a black leech or streamer can catch some fish, as will large scuds and san juan worms. As things dry out a bit, a beetle with a dropper will do well on the clear to stained waters.

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. High near 73. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Some mild to light rain area wide overnight and stretching into today. Some of these storm cells (especially on Tuesday) might finally open up the skies and give us a small flush of the creeks. As of now, it has been a steady, soaking rain which is still excellent news!
We will keep you updated on the status of the creeks, but as of this morning things are quite good with the creeks flowing clear to stained.
Yesterday we saw some excellent success on large beetles and ants. If you watch the ground around you you might notice flying ants and some large beetles crawling around (no, not cicadas). Using a foam indicator beetle with a dropper is an excellent way to catch fish right now!
Hatches are a little sparse, but we are still seeing caddis and cranes, and starting to spot some lighter colored mayflies in the evenings (Cahills).

Mark your calendar. June 6th is right around the corner for the Driftless Fly Fishing show and Drive in Movie night!

We will have rods to cast from all the major brands, show special sales on select items, casting games where you can win prizes including rods, reels and more!

Then at dusk we will show the IF4 fly fishing films on the drive in screen.

Tickets are still available, but going fast.

June 6th

Starlite 14 Drive In Theater Richland Center WI

3:00 until dark.

Overnight camping (car or tent) available.