Fishing Report

A good weekend to stay at home. Shop will still be open from 9-2 if you are in town! We are starting to get new product in daily, so take a look at some of the new 2023 gear in stock!

Friday Snow showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 9am, then patchy blowing snow after 10am. High near 31. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday NightI solated snow showers after 3am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as -3. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Snow showers likely before 1pm, then snow likely after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. North wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 2. North wind 11 to 14 mph.

Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Medicore weather week ahead. 29/30/29/25/30 for highs this week. Cloudy and snow on and off most of the week. Nothing really special weather wise to get excited about. The weekend is even worse with a high of 17 on Saturday and 12 on Sunday.

In the winter we get excited for 25 and full sun or 35 and clouds. Anything else really isn’t worth travelling to far for. If you are in the area, absolutely take advantage of a chance to get outside, and if you are suffering from crazy boredom and cabin fever absolutely enjoy a mid day outside. Just don’t expect too much from the fishery when things are this cold.

Mostly Cloudy, high of 26.

Creeks are low and clear and flowing at normal chilly winter temperatures. The weather forecast for the next few days (highs in the mid to high 20s) is not fantastic and nothing to travel too far for, unless you are going stir crazy and simply need to get out of the house!

If you are fishing, concentrate on the middle part of the day when water temperatures are climbing.

The shop will be open Saturday from 9-2. We are making room for new items coming in, so take advantage of Mat wanting to clear things out this Saturday! Save up to 40%.

Snow. High near 32. Northwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

6 inches or more of snow fell throughout our area. This was excellent, heavy and moisture laden snow which will go a long way in refilling our springs and creeks.
The next few days are in the mid to high 20s, not exactly the best fishing conditions especially without the sun shining on the water and warming things up.

Cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 5 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
3-7 inches of snow predicted tonight and temperatures will be in the high 20s the next few days. Nothing great condition wise. Shop will be open (Mat will be there!) Saturday if you want to swing in and say hello.
Fishing overall has been spotty as conditions have been inconsistent. Make sure to use your thermometer and fish rising water temps. That is THE key in the winter.

Monday: 40 and Rainy

Tuesday 36 and Drizzle

Wednesday; 3-5 inches of snow.

Grappling with another non-winter winter in the Driftless. Be careful looking at just temperatures as it does not always show the full picture of what will be going on in the creeks. The last couple of days have been nice weather (although January being so warm is a concern for future snow/water availability), however the last couple of days have been warm enough to melt a lot of snow, slowing down the fishing earlier than normal. Today’s rain and temperature will continue that trend.

Mid week temperatures return to normal with highs in the high 20s. A good amount of snow mid week is forecasted too.

For fishing, this boils down to keeping in mind that winter conditions are difficult when things are normal! With rapidly changing weather and snowmelt, your window mid day of rising water temperatures is just a bit more narrow. We are still seeing midges hatching daily, but unless it is the first day of a massive warming trend, fishing tends to be a bit more difficult. Our advice is if you are in the area, absolutely go out and enjoy the creeks. Driving a long way for a few hours of fishing isn’t something we would recommend until things stabilize a bit!

The shop will be open from 9-2 this coming Saturday. Swing on in to grab flies for the weekend and get your local intel on winter fishing.

The week ahead looks pretty good! Temperatures in the low 30s and some clouds are not ideal, but beat any super freezing weather in January for sure!

Fishing opening weekend was ok, with a few fish caught nymphing deep and a few reports of midge hatches. Expect that to continue this week, with most of the action below the surface.

Remember the days are a bit limited as you want to fish rising water temperatures. The best fishing is approximately from 10-2.

Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Catch and release season opens today!
While the weather isn’t excellent, it is just nice enough to get out and try to get a fish or two if you are in the area. We do not suggest driving too far for these conditions as it just isn’t prime winter opportunity.
There are some areas of shelf ice on the shaded creeks, and the snowpack is medium to low on most creeks.
The creeks themselves are running clear and cold with temperatures in the lower 30s to mid 30s.
The key to winter fishing is making sure you are fishing rising water temperatures. That means mid day from appoximately 10-2. As the waters warm up a bit, the stream bed life becomes active (midges mostly) and the fish will turn on and feed. Once the temperature starts to drop, things taper off pretty quickly.

The next few days in the Wisconsin Driftless look like some wintry mix and highs just at freezing. Saturday is calling for 26 and spotty sun with snow early.

Creeks are clear and running chilly and quite low right now. Watch for fishing to be best (remember season is not open until Jan 7th!) mid day when water temperatures bump up a bit. Your thermometer is your friend this time of year. Fish will eat when the water temp rises and fishing shuts down almost completely when temperatures start to drop again.

The menu will consist of small dark bugs both surface and subsurface.

The shop will be open Saturday from 9-2.