Fishing Report

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
It’s horribly hot out there again today. We have been crushed with a week of unseasonably hot weather. These temperatures are what we expect in a heat wave in August, not June!
Some of our middle and lower sections of creeks are measuring over 70 degrees water temperature. Not only will the fishing be slow, but we are actively risking harming trout at those temperatures.
There is still some fishable and temperature stable water (low to mid 60) out there, but it is becoming harder to find with no end in sight to the heat wave. If you are fishing the next couple of days, please make sure to use your thermometer. Remember that anything over 65 will start to be poor fishing.
With the water flows and temperatures we are getting right now, we don’t recommend making much of an effort to head out and fish our part of the Driftless.

Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 96. Light south wind.

Too hot to fish today, better off staying in the shade and staying cool.
Creeks are starting to warm up rapidly, make sure to use your thermometer!!! Anything over 65 degrees and you should consider going elsewhere. We have a handful of creeks that are too warm to fish, and a handful of creeks that are still cool. We’re stuck in the dog days of summer weather pattern and are forecasted to continue to see hot and sunny days with nighttime temperatures failing to cool things off.
While there is fishable water out there, you might want to reconsider a trip to our area until things cool off a bit.
If you are here and fishing, please remember to watch water temperatures. Your best bet for fishing is the first four hours of the day, and on smaller creeks, the last 4 hours of the day.

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
It is really hot out there. On top of our already low water, this heat has not done any favors to trout fishing. Water temperatures are climbing into the mid 60s later in the day. Please use a thermometer as anything over 65 degrees can stress trout.
Finding shade is key right now. That means fishing early and late (avoiding the mid day sun) and finding any creeks that are shaded by trees or bluffs. It just isn’t great out there right now and uncomfortable for both anglers and trout!

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. While it hasn’t turned completely sour yet, the fishing definitely slows down mid day when the sun is on the water.
Find the shade and you will find fish!
Terrestrials, caddis, and a few light colored mayflies at dusk are getting fish to eat on the surface. The rest of the day fishing a large beetle or hippie stomper with a bead head below is doing the trick! Get it close to the undercut banks below the riffles.

Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
It remains hot out there. The clouds help a bit, but we REALLY need some rain to cool things down and fill up the creeks again.
Fish early and late and avoid the mid day heat. Remember to use your thermometer. Anything in the mid 60s will be poor fishing.
Terrestrials have been fishing well and we are seeing some lighter colored mayflies in the evenings. Subsurface fishing has been best on zebra midges, surrender jigs, and perdigons. Smaller, thin bodied bugs….

Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Creeks are very low and temperatures are in the high 50s to low 60s.
It’s summer weather…. Fish early and fish late and find shade to find fish. The mid day will be hot, humid and uncomfortable.
It’s terrestrial time in the Driftless. All day long fish are eating ants and beetles (when the sun isn’t directly on the water). The evenings are giving us hatches of lighter colored mayflies (sulphurs and cahills) and a few caddis and cranes still sticking around.
Focus on the broken water below the riffles and even into the riffles as fish will push up into the shallower water to feed, especially in the evenings.
Just remember to focus your efforts on the time of day when the sun’s angler is off the water a bit. It will be better fishing, and you will be more comfortable too!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Another heatwave is on us and will stick around through the weekend with high temperatures hitting nearly 90!
The creeks are already low and this warmer weather will pop water temperatures up a bit. Nothing scary yet thankfully, but pray for some rain!
Concentrate on fishing early and late when the sun is off the water. Mid day either take a nap or toss some beetles (with a dropper if you like!) up against undercut banks.
We’re seeing our lighter colored mayflies each evening. A mix of sulfurs, cahills, and some PMDish bugs are out there the last few hours of the night. There are still quite a few tan caddis and craneflies out there too.
Subsurface fishing has been better on thinner bodied bugs with the clear and sunny conditions. Hot spot PTs, zebra midges, and food are great right now.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Creeks are still low and clear, but temperatures are good (mid to high 50s) and fish are happy.
We’re seeing quite a few bugs on the water. Caddis, craneflies, larger mayflies (March Browns) and lighter mayflies in the evenings.
During the day ants and beetles are excellent! Fishing a foam attractor fly with a bead head a couple of feet below it is the way to go if you do not see rising fish.
Subsurface flies are best in the thinner profile with the clear skies and clear water. Focus on hot spot PTs and perdigons.

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Creeks are clear and low with temperatures in the mid 50s. There are all kinds of flies out there right now. Caddis, craneflies, sulfurs, cahills, march browns, hendricksons….. Fishing a lighter colored parachute in 16/18 and a darker bodied one in 12/14 will cover most of the mayflies. For the caddis, the body double and sledgehammer have been great.
When fish are not rising, we are doing well on training wheels or cheeto beetles with a bead head tied below.
Mousing and streamer fishing have been solid when the sun is off the water.