Fishing Report

A slight chance of snow between 10am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Today is the last stable weather day this week. After today we are seeing the potential for some (much needed) snow through Thursday. It could snow a lot, or a little depending on what weather forecast you read. Either way with wind, potential snow, and cooler temps, it probably isn’t the best week for winter trout in the Driftless. It stays in the mid 20s until Saturday when the highs are in the low 30s.

Shop will not be open this week until Saturday.

Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Cold and windy today, but things get MUCH better on Saturday for a couple of days. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and a high of 40. Remember to hit the creeks mid day as the water temperature is climbing for your best success.
We have been seeing midges and winter stoneflies hatching, and on the warmer days fish are happily eating nymphs and leeches twitched below the riffles.

SHOP IS OPEN SATURDAY 9-2

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Weather is just average to downright crummy until the weekend. Chilly and windy until Saturday, when the temperatures will return to the low 40s. It is very odd, but there is not a lot of snow on the ground for February which makes walking and fishing a bit easier than normal for this time of year.
Midges and winter stoneflies have been hatching mid day, and fish are eating nymphs subsurface as well as leech patterns twitched slowly through the holes.

Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Looking at the forecast, today is the last day for good fishing. If the rains hit tomorrow, it will both melt some snow dropping water temperatures AND throw some muddiness into the creeks if it rains hard enough. That’s not a good thing for the middle of the week. Near the end of the week, things get cold again until Saturday….
In other words, fish today, and wait until Saturday (unless somehow the rains miss the area).

A chance of rain and snow before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow between 3pm and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 20 mph becom
The predicted snow missed us completely. We were hoping for more moisture on the banks, but on the bright side of things, fishing should be easy through the weekend!

Shop closed today (Thursday) and open Friday from 8-noon and Saturday 9-2

Today is very windy, the hatch never materialized in a big way on most creeks yesterday because of the wind, and we expect that to be the case again today. If you find a sheltered run, you can find dry fly action. Otherwise, nymphing was great yesterday with a smaller, flashy bug.
Tonight will be very cold (-1 with windchill) and tomorrow sunny buy chillier (high in the mid 20s). Saturday looks like 38 and sunny with Sunday 40 and partly cloudy! This looks like a weekend to get out of the house and visit the Driftless!

Sunny, with a high near 43. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Today looks great to be out there! Watch water temperatures in the afternoon as some snow begins to melt
Tomorrow might be dicey as we could get dumped on with snow.
Friday will be chillier, but still sunny
Saturday looks just about perfect on paper. 33 and sunny after a cold night
Sunday looking good too!

Midges, both subsurface and surface are the main item on the menu right now. Scuds have also been very successful. Do not hesitate to slow twitch a leech below the riffles as some bigger fish are looking for a large meal right now!

Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature rising to near 35 by noon, then falling to around 29 during the remainder of the day. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Not too shabby for winter conditions. There is a little snow on the banks (not nearly enough to refill the springs and creeks for the spring, but we will worry about that a bit later). The wind is pretty heavy today, but only in gusts.
Fishing was decent mid day yesterday and should continue to be so through Thursday. We get snow and a cool down again Thursday afternoon.
Fish are feeding on midges and smaller scuds subsurface, and we have seen some pockets of rising fish mid day on the warmer creeks.
It is ESSENTIAL to use a thermometer right now. You will be successful when fishing rising water temperatures. Once the temps stop rising or cool down (snowmelt on warmer days, the sun coming off the water on cooler days) fishing shuts down.

A chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Ok, it is still winter fishing, but as some colder days start wearing on the mental wellness, it might be time to get outside and cast a fly rod. This week will have temperatures in the high 30s and cooling back down below freezing at night. This gives us our window of opportunity mid day to have some potentially good winter fishing!
Watch for midges hatching mid day as fish will rise to them happily if they are around. Otherwise, fish small and dark bodied nymphs below the riffles and drop leech patterns into deep holes.
The key to successful winter fishing is making sure you are fishing a rising water temperature. If the water temp is climbing, fishing will be good. Once it gets cold (sun goes away or snowmelt starts trickling into the system) fishing shuts down completely.

Mat will be at the shop Tuesday-Friday from 8-noon.

Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -19. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: ncreasing clouds, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -7. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

While on paper Saturday looks ok, the windchill will be brutal. Things look better on Sunday.

Call ahead, but Mat will be at the shop next week for a couple hours each day next week. The weather will be in the mid 30s up to 40 degrees!

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -14. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Cold winter weather until Saturday. Saturday’s high is 31! Stay home, stay warm and focus on this coming weekend for the best winter fishing conditions.