Fishing Report

Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Yesterday saw a bit over an inch of heavy snow falling, excellent news for the creeks and springs. We need MUCH more, but yesterday’s dump added to potential rains today are great news for the Driftless.
So far creeks are still in perfect shape (the ground is dry enough to absorb most of the melting), and the cloud cover has fish feeling happy. Subsurface fishing is still best as water temperatures have not hit the 50 degree mark quite yet. Temps are stuck in the mid to high 40s.
Watch for some olives and midges mid day, otherwise fishing a scud, leech, or sparkle donkey subsurface has been key.

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
There was about half an inch of snow last night. Every little bit helps right now! The streets are pretty much clear now, just be careful parking on the side of the road.
The next few days will be chilly, but with some cloud cover which should put the fish in a much better mood. The creeks remain very low and clear. We’re supposed to get more snow (hopefully!!) Sunday night and Monday morning.
Olives and midges are hatching mid day with pockets of fish rising area wide. Subsurface fishing is good on leeches and rain drops fished in the skinny broken water.

Cloudy, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Creeks clear and low…. fishing is average… BUT, we are supposed to actually get some snow tonight (and again Sunday/Monday!) This is some much needed moisture for the area, and we hope it dumps heavily overnight! We will keep you posted. The snow should not do anything to mess up fishing or the creeks as the ground is so dry that most of it, when it melts, should be absorbed right away.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Nothing major has changed. Our creeks are still very low and clear and fishing is difficult due to spooky fish. We are due for some much needed snow on Thursday!
Sparse olive hatches mid day, and subsurface fishing on unweighted pheasant tails, rain drops, and leeches.

A chance of flurries before 10am. Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 35. North wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Creeks are very low and clear with water temperatures in the mid to high 40s. Things are still very difficult out there with how low and clear things are. Make sure to focus on the broken, riffle water and watch for olives in the early afternoon.
We’re hoping that some of the forecasted snow later this week materializes. It will do nothing to mess up the creeks, and the moisture is needed!
Leeches and scuds as well as smaller thin bodied bugs subsurface all day. A sporadic olive hatch mid day is showing up on the sunnier days as well.

Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the mid to high 40s. We had some rain yesterday, but not nearly enough to change the flows or clarity of our waters.
Things are still difficult out there, but getting better thanks to more olives showing up mid day and into the afternoon.
Subsurface fishing has been solid in the riffles and broken water (trout can’t see you as well with chop on the water!) with scuds, pink squirrels and leech patterns.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Looking at the forecast, today is blowing in some much needed rain. Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the mid to high 40s.
The rains tonight will unfortunately not be enough to flush the creeks, but will go a long way into starting up the fishery and hopefully putting some more water into the springs.
Fishing has been good during a mid day window as we are seeing some olives and midges hatching. The window can be brief, and the fish are still spooky everywhere but in the broken riffle water, but if the hatch shows up they get a little less spooky!
Make sure you approach with stealth, and make your casts count.

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Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
The water is still frustratingly low, and the sun high in the sky… BUT, with the warmer temperatures we seem to have hit the winter to spring transition a bit (unfortunately it looks like it will cool down after the weekend). The warmer weather has the blue winged olives out and fish rising in the mid to late afternoon on many of our creeks. We will not call it the hatch yet, but it is pretty close….
Overall creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the mid to higher 40s.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Decent temperatures mid morning through the afternoon to be outside! The fishing is still just ok, but starting to pick up a bit with the water temperature creeping upwards towards the high 40s.
Overall creeks are clear and VERY low with temperatures in the mid 40s. A few midges are still hatching, and we are seeing more olives around. Nothing we would call the hatch yet, but more and more showing up every day.
The best fishing is still with scuds and flashy nymphs as well as black leeches below the riffles.
Our creeks need water to continue to fish well. Even on the overcast and misty days the fishing is far better, but we are on almost 3 years of low water conditions. Because of the lower flows and clear water, the fish are extremely spooky, so approach every spot with as much stealth as you can!

Remember, we have our guest speaker from Argentina in town this Wednesday March 13th here in Viroqua talking about fly fishing and non fly fishing opportunities in Argentina from 4-5:45 p.m.