Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures right around 60.
Fishing has been very good lately with trout sipping mayflies and midges in the mornings, then switching to terrestrials later in the morning, then back to caddis, craneflies and lighter colored mayflies in the later part of the day and into the evening.
Subsurface fishing has been solid on smaller and a bit more subtle patterns.
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 78. Breezy, with a west wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
The weather has stabiliized a bit towards normal for late spring. It isn’t blisterning hot again until Monday.
The recent rains do have some creeks muddy, but there is plenty of fishable water and even some clear creeks out there.
We have started to see some small hoppers! We’re still doing well fishing beetles with bead heads below (the pearl jam has been excellent!) and still seeing trout rise to lighter colored mayflies the last couple hours of the day.
It is about time to start thinking about checking water temperatures. While it is not an issue right now, as things warm up into the summertime make sure you are keeping track of where the water temps are. Anything over 65 will be poor fishing and much hotter than that can be lethal to trout.
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 82. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Not so hot out there today. Creeks are still showing some stain north of the shop, while everything near and south clear.
The forecast is looking a bit ominous, with up to an inch of rain area wide. We will keep you updated.
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
The rain yesterday was not as bad as it looked on the radar from Viroqua and south. North of the fly shop got hit pretty hard by the rains. Expect clearer water the farther south you go from the shop.
However, the weather changed to a massive hot and humid mess today! It is supposed to be over 100 with the heat index. It’s probably a better idea to stay home and stay cool then be on the trout streams today!
Tonight and into tomorrow is calling for warmer temperatures (not as hot as today,) then some rain to cool things down and get the heat out of the area. Things get back to later spring normal by Thursday.
Since we have had rain recently, and are forecasted for a bit more tomorrow, this brief heat wave should not impact water temperatures too much.
UPDATE 11:05 a.m. The radar looked much worse than reality. So far we have had a good soaking rain hit the area for about 10-15 minutes, and the heavy part of the storm is ‘over’ More rain fell north of Viroqua, south was a bit clearer. This means that the creeks should hold up very well with only a couple valleys getting heavy rain showers. The rest will be clear to slightly stained. So far, there is nothing backing this band of rain up on the radar.
We’re tracking the storm right now. It is the new weather pattern of brief, but potentially heavy rains. Once the storm passes we will let you know what the rainfall totals were. If you are around today, go fish now before the storm hits!
Tomorrow is going to be over 100 with the heat index.
UPDATE 2:30 Rain is over now and only dumped about a quarter to a half an inch area wide. In other words nothing here is too muddy outside the lowest sections of creeks.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
The rains so far have avoided us as of first thing this morning (they are mostly north of I-90). Looks like we will be hit with a brief band that isn’t forecasted to dump much rain at all. We will keep you posted, but it is looking good!
With the cloud cover we are using a few thicker bodied bead heads and scuds below terrestrials. In the evening the sulphur hatch has been quite good too. Having a few sulfurs and a few PMDs for a lighter colored mayfly is not a bad idea through the rest of the month!
Scattered rain before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Creeks are clear to stained with good temperatures for springtime. Weather is warm-ish, but not doing anything to slow the fishing down! There are some lower sections still showing a healthy stain, but overall everything is fishable to crystal clear.
We are seeing good numbers of larger sulfurs (size 12) as well as some grey caddis around daily. Craneflies are out, but a bit sparse. If you see random, splashy rises tie on a cranefly and skitter it!
Subsurface fishing (with a beetle above) is best with thinner bodied patterns right now like perdigons and spanish bullets.
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Creeks have cleared significantly with only the largest waters still murky. Expect a stain on all but the headwaters (this will continue to change through the day for the better!).
Sulfurs are hatching especially in the evenings, and a beetle with a dropper will work all day long.
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 2pm. High near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
A good soaking shower hit the area this morning and has pretty much all of the creeks murky to muddy. This is not going to last too long, but do not expect much until later this afternoon. Even then do not expect much crystal clear water, it will be stained most of the day today.
Under these conditions, fishing leeches, squirmy wormies, larger scuds and nymphs will be effective.
The rains have pretty much passed over us heading east so things will begin to clear starting mid day.
Isolated showers before 9am, then scattered sprinkles between 9am and 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
The sun is shining bright today! After a few cloudy days and very happy trout, the brighter skies will mean spookier fish. Concentrate on fishing the broken water, shaded areas and swing flies beneath the undercut banks.
As the spring creeps nearer summertime, terrestrials become more and more important. Right now you really can not beat an ant or beetle fished near vegetation or plopped next to the shore. A larger beetle or hippie stomper with a bead head below is incredibly effective all day long.
The true match the hatch fishing typically begins in the later afternoon with craneflies, then switched over to sulfurs and other lighter colored bugs the last couple of hours of sunlight.
