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July 19th Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Going to warm up through the week. The recent heavy rains have a coupe of creeks still running with a stain, but most are clear and temporarily cool.
Remember your thermometer. Anything over 65 will be poor fishing. While temps are good now, as they creep up this week, making sure you are fishing productive water and keeping the fish safe will be key.
Tricos in the mornings, hopper dropper all day, then midges, ants and parachutes in the evenings.

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July 16th Fishing Update

Heavy rains a couple of nights ago are working through the creeks. THere is fishable water, but most everything is ugly right now. We expect more water to continue to open up barring any more rains.

The weekend weather is not too hot, but definitely summertime weather. When things clear up watch for tricos in the mornings, then fish hopper/dropper through the day. Please remember to use your thermometer as anything over 65 will be poor fishing.

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July 10th Fishing Report and Updates

The week ahead is looking great for fishing! The weather is comfortable for summertime and the clouds and drizzle will only help the fish get into a good mood.

Mat is out of town for a few days, so the fishing reports will be spotty, and we have temporarily shut down the shopping page for some maintanence.

The shop is open 7 days a week so please call with any questions you have!

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July 8th Fishing Report

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind around 6 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the high 50s to mid 60s. Only the largest creeks are still giving us over 65 degree surface temperatures. It is still a good idea to use your thermometer, but there is more fishable water thanks to recent rains and cool temperatures than the last couple of weeks!
Tricos are starting to show up in the early mornings. Hopper/dropper through the day, then egg laying caddis, craneflies and generic mayflies will catch rising fish in the evenings.

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July 7th Fishing Report

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 66. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Rains last night did nothing to mess up the creeks. They did cool down temperatures in the air (thankfully!) Area wide we received half to an inch of total rainfall. This will leave the majority of the creeks clear to slightly stained with only a few exceptions showing mud this morning. The more rain the better at this point!!!
Clouds and light rains today mean that fishing should be a bit more solid subsurface on scuds, pink squirrels, energizer hare’s ear, and other thicker bodied nymphs.
The weather forecast for the next few days is in the mid to high 70s for a peak temperature and clouds and potential rains. Much better than the heat and sun of the last few days.

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July 6th Fishing Report

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Water temps have climbed into poor fishing territory again due to the heat over the holiday weekend. We’re forecasted for rain and a much cooler few days ahead of us. Today won’t be great, but tomorrow’s high is 66 and the clouds and rain will help a ton!

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July 5th Fishing Report

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 95. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
It’s hot again today. The weekend was very hot and water temperatures have climbed again. There is still fishable water out there, but make sure to use a thermometer! Anything over 65 will be slow fishing and much higher than that can be lethal to trout. The trout themselves are not boiling in the creeks. They are sitting and sipping the cool water coming from spring heads and seeps as well as the oxygenated water coming down from the riffles.
Rains come tomorrow (hopefully) to cool things down. Keep an eye here for updates.

THE SHOP WILL CLOSE AT NOON TODAY.

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July 2nd Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to mid 60. Remember your thermometer as anything over 65 will be poor fishing.
Hoppers and hippies with bead heads below are key right now. We’re in the summer season where fish will rise very early and very late (parachute or klinkhammers in light and dark) and then eat terrestrials and bead heads throughout the day. Focus on the broken water below riffles and push up into the riffles themselves in the evening.
Shop is open July 3rd from 8-5, closed the 4th, and open half day from 8-noon on Monday the 5th.

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July 1st Fishing Report

Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. There are still a few warmer creeks so remember to use your thermometer. Anything over 65 will be poor fishing, and much higher than that you could be stressing trout.
We’re in the true summer rhythm. Risers in the mornings and evenings on midges and film stars, then fish eating terrestrials (fish foam with a dropper!) during the day.
The sun is the limiting factor so focus on shady areas and undercut banks when possible.

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June 30th Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
It’s summertime here in the Driftless, and the fish are in pretty good moods. There are still a couple of creeks that are running warm, from here on out it is always a good idea to use your thermometer. Anything over 65 is going to be slow fishing. Most of our headwaters and tributary creeks are running in the high 50s to low 60s. Those creeks give you the best shot at good summer fishing.
Even with favorable water temperatures, the fishing is best early and late when the sun is off the water, or on a day that clouds are overhead.
There will be some fish rising early to midges (no tricos yet) then they will switch over to happily eating terrestrials on the surface through the day. Our go-to rig for summer is a foam terrestrial with a bead head dropped below. The evenings will have fish eating some lighter colored mayflies, craneflies, and egg laying caddis on the surface again.

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