Fishing Report

A slight chance of showers between 9am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
After a weekend of heavy rain (especially to the south), things have smoothed out and mellowed. The fish are very happy after a bit of water flushed the creeks. We are still low overall flow wise, but some more lighter rains this week should help there.
It’s summertime in the Driftless. This means fishing a hopper or hippie stomper with a dropper below throughout the day is the ticket to catching fish. There are some hatches of lighter colored mayflies in the last couple hours of day, and there are some fish eating midges on the surface too.
On the creeks that are still showing a stain, leeches scuds and streamers will be very effective.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Heavy rains have subsided and we’re dropping and clearing quickly. North of Viroqua and a bit east did not get the heavy rains that hit south in Crawford county (use caution south of town as some roads are closed after flooding).
Scuds, leeches and squirmy wormies in the murky water, and hopper/dropper in the clear stuff. The rain was more than needed and should start to nudge us back on track for solid summer fishing.

Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
We’re almost back on track temperature wise. Things have cooled down quite a bit from the heat wave a week or two ago! Creeks are still extremely low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to mid 60s. Please remember to be in the habit of using your thermometer. If anything is over 65 degrees it will be poor fishing and much warmer than that, it could harm trout.
We’re still going strong with the summertime favorite rig of a foam indicator fly (hippie stomper, training wheel, amish go kart), and a bead head below (food, purple drink, purple hot spot PT). In the evening we are seeing a few lighter colored mayflies hatching. Rising trout will respond to a parachute or klinkhammer just fine in those situations.

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s. While we are done with the crazy hot weather, it is still a good idea to use your thermometer as a couple of creeks are still over the 65 degree range. Most creeks are back in shape with decent temps. Things are still very low though, so approach with some stealth and caution.
Through the day, a terrestrial with a bead head below is very good. Trout are eating ants, beetles, and even a few hoppers and crickets on the surface. Subsurface has been great on thin bodied patterns.
In the evening we are getting some fish to eat mayflies. A lighter colored klinkhammer and a purple parachute will do wonders.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
We’ve been lucky enough to get a bit of rain (still not enough to touch the overall flows, but a couple of mini flushes) and some cooler temperatures. While we are still not out of the woods water temperature wise (remember to use your thermometer!), things are overall much better than the past couple of weeks.
The week ahead promises some more cool days and nights, and a chance for some more rain later this week.
Creeks are low and clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Fishing is still best with terrestrials right now, but the cooler weather should bring out some mayflies and egg laying caddis in the evenings.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Increasing clouds, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Things are still hot here in the Driftless. Creeks are abnormally warm and the fishing has slowed down quite a bit. This won’t change too much until we get some rain. We don’t recommend fishing right now as there are only a few creeks with fish friendly temperatures. Remember to give
If you are here fishing, please remember to use your thermometer! Anything over 65 will be poor fishing and much higher than that can be lethal to fish.
There is a some rain forecasted for later today and tonight as well as a cooler week ahead. We will keep you posted on the changing conditions! Keep your fingers crossed for the rains to fall tonight.

Sunny, with a high near 84. South wind around 7 mph.
While the weather has been thankfully a bit more mild lately, our water temperatures are still much higher than they should be. There is fishable water out there on the top 1/3 of the creeks as well as many of the tributaries, but it isn’t a bad idea to continue to wait for significantly cooler weather and some rain.
If you do decide to fish, please use a thermometer. Anything over 65 degrees will be slower fishing and much higher than that you are potentially stressing trout.