Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 6 mph.
Wisconsin’s trout season runs through the 15th of October. Only a few more days left to explore the Driftless!
Low clear water and bright skies mean fish are super spooky right now. Fishing has been difficult (pray for clouds!) but not impossible. Focus on the broken water in the riffles and current seams where fish can’t see you as easily.
It’s still foam attractor or hopper with a bead head below, but you will find fish rising on and off all day long. The most surface activity is concentrated in the later part of the day right near dark.

Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
The weather has been gorgeous, but the bluebird skies have made fishing very difficult. The clouds the next few days should help things a bit. Any shade is welcome at this point!
The fish that are feeding are concentrated in the riffles and runs. Think ankle to knee deep water with current to it.
Fishing dark colored (black, purple,olive) foam patterns as an edible indicator with a small/thin bead head below (may it be, pearl jam, perdigon, spanish bullet quill) is still the best way to fish all day long. We are seeing olives in small numbers later in the day and especially last light. A few parachutes or klinkhammers with some emergers are working well!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Fall weather has settled in here and the fish are definitely enjoying the cooler temperatures. The low water and sun, however, are conspiring against anglers. Fish are very spooky in the middle portion of the day. Make sure you focus on shaded areas, broken water (riffles and other ankle to thigh deep water) and undercut banks.
Despite the chilly mornings with patchy frost, we are still having success with terrestrials on the surface. On many of our creeks we have seen olives hatching in the afternoon and evenings as well.
Subsurface is best, especially first thing in the morning, on thinner bodied bugs (zebra midges, pearl jams, perditions) with pink squirrels and purple drank fishing better in the afternoon and evening.
Finally, with the cooler water temps the streamer and leech bite is getting much better! An Itty Meaty thing in black right now is a fantastic way to target more aggressive fish.

Sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thankfully the wind has died down! Creeks are low and clear with excellent temperatures all around. The low and clear water and the bright sun means fish are extremely spooky. Focus on the broken water in the riffles and thigh deep runs to find the most active trout right now. Early morning is slow with the chilly temperatures forcing us subsurface to find willing fish. A scud or pink squirrel or even a leech twitched below the riffles will get some trout to eat. Terrestrials and attractor bugs as indicators with bead heads below is still the most effective way to fish mid day. Later on in the day we are seeing some olives hatching. If fish are rising tie on a klinkhammer adams or pearl butt secret (emerger pattern)

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Conditions are perfect for fall! Cool temperatures, olive hatches in the late afternoon and evening, and the terrestrial bite still going stong.
The wind yesterday and again today is the only major negative! Fish a shorter, stouter leader to help you get through the wind.
Creeks are clear and a bit low with excellent temperatures. Terrestrials are still key, especially the black training wheel right now.
Olives are hatching, but not in the numbers we like. Sporadic olives area wide, they seem to be hatching a bit closer to last light, but some creeks are getting them in the afternoon too. Just be prepared with a few klinkhammers or parachutes.
In these windy conditions, do not overlook leeches. If casting becomes frustrating, tie on a black leech! It doesn’t matter as much how or where a leech or streamer lands and fish will chase it regardless of drag.

A chance of sprinkles before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Cool and cloudy today means the fall olives should be showing up in the afternoon. Watch for rising fish around 2. If fish are not rising, fishing the good old standby hopper and dropper will work just fine. Focus on dark bodied foam patterns (royal hippie, black training wheel) with scuds below with the cloud cover today.

Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
What a week ahead of us! Weather is fantastic and the water is in great shape for the start of fall.
Creeks are clear and a bit low with temps right around 60 degrees. The cooler weather and cloud cover the next few days should produce some afternoon olive hatches. Make sure to stock up on purple film stars! Through the day fish will continue to eat terrestrials and, of course, feed subsurface on thinner bodied bead head nymphs. Fish a small training wheel with a zebra midge or perdigon below when fish are not visibly eating on the surface.
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Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
What a difference a day makes. From 90 and sunny to cool and comfortable. The first day of a cold front can be tricky for fishing. Your best bet is to fish subsurface below the riffles (we will still use a foam pattern as an edible indicator). Sometimes the unstable weather change can put the fish in a funk, BUT the next few days will have them more relaxed and happy.
We’re on the lookout for the late summer/fall olive hatch with this cooler weather. Especially if we get some clouds we should see the olives show up again. A klinkhammer or film star will do the trick, or our favorite emerger the pearl butt secret.
Terrestrials will still fish effectively through the day, and guides have been grabbing small leeches for the early part of the day before the fish ‘wake up’ to terrestrials.
Creeks are in great shape, clear and a touch low with very good temperatures that will only get better with the cool weather the rest of the week.