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June 10th Fishing Report

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.

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June 9th Fishing Report

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.

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June 8th Fishing Report

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.

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June 7th Fishing Report

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.

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June 6th Fishing Report

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained. The rains over the weekend were very light and we have had just about an inch in the past 24 hours. Not enough to mess anything up outside of the lower sections of larger creeks and the odd bank slide. In other words, we are in good shape!
Sulfurs have become the main item on the menu. While you can still have success skittering caddis on the riffles, the real dry fly fun lately has been in the evenings when the sulfurs hatch!
During the day, fishing a foam attractor as an indicator with a bead head below (scuds are great on cloudy days!) is very good, as is fishing smaller leech patterns.

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June 3rd Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Creeks are clear and low with temperatures in the high 50s to 60 degrees.
Overall fishing is quite good with the sun being the only thing making things more difficult. We get some much needed cloud cover starting tomorrow. In the meantime, fish shaded areas and fish early and especially late. We are seeing caddis and lighter colored mayflies hatching in the evenings right before dark.
When the clouds move in, scuds will become extremely important to fish as a dropper or below an indicator. The general rule applies that you should fish a thin bodied bead head in the sun and a thicker profile when the clouds roll in.

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June 2nd Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 73. Light northwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Creeks are clear a low. Temperatures are in the high 50s to 60.
We’re looking at a week of very pleasant weather here! Trout are feeding all day long (even on the surface in some cases) and some areas are seeing a pretty solid sulfur hatch the last couple of hours in the day!
Outside of sulfurs on the surface we are seeing caddis, crane flies, yellow sallies, and some cahill mayflies too. Terrestrials are incredibly effective right now with fish loving ants and beetles.
Subsurface fishing is starting to switch from thick and medium bodied patterns to thinner patterns. On the cloudy days they are loving scuds.
Streamer fishing has been quite solid too and mousing is even starting to pick up!

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June 1st Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
A few sunny days ahead with really nice temperatures! These weather days are great caddis and cranefly days. On top of that, we are seeing sulphurs and other lighter colored mayflies in the evenings.
Terrestrials are hot right now, especially on breezy days. Fishing an ant or beetle near overhanging vegetation can be excellent. Fishing out in the ‘open’ water, a larger beetle pattern as an indicator with a dropper below can be a great searching technique. Do not be surprised if fish crush the beetle!
Creeks are clear and still a bit low with temperatures in the high 50s. Caddis and craneflies are around in smaller numbers all day long (watch for splashy rises) while the sulphurs and other mayflies hatch near the end of the day.
This is still the peak of season and trout in the Driftless are generally happy. The only thing working against us is the sun. Clear water and sunny skies mean spooky fish! Approach the creeks with caution and be as stealthy as possible.

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May 31st Fishing Report

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a light southwest wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Creeks are clear and still a bit low. The warmer weather goes away after today giving us some great conditions the coming week.
We’re still seeing bug soup with hatches of caddis, craneflies, sulphurs, other lighter colored mayflies, and even some yellow sallies. The typical plan of attach is to fish a beetle or foam ant with a dropper early, then switch to dries and emergers when we see fish rising. Just remember to cast ants near any overhanging branch or vegetation. We are seeing lots of flying ants around the area right now!
For streamer junkies, fish are responding well to white and brown right now as the clear water and sunnier skies have turned them off black temporarily. We have also had some clients getting aggressive strikes on mice!

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May 29th Fishing Report

Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Creeks are in great shape with temperatures in the high 50s. Clarity is very good to slightly stained.
We are still seeing caddis, but each day we see more and more lighter colored springtime bugs. Sulfurs, cahills, yellow sallies, craneflies etc are out and about especially in the evenings.
Easy mode is fishing a beetle with a bead head below it. Fish are really starting to turn on to terrestrials as well!

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