Fishing Report

Rain, mainly before noon. High near 52. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Here is the update: Creeks are still in good shape as overall over the past 24 hours there has been about an inch of lighter rain in our area. While it did rain all day yesterday, it was never heavy enough to muddy things up. Expect clear to coffee stained water.
Fish yesterday were happily eating larger scuds and worm patterns as well as regular bead heads. The dry fly fishing was suppressed with the cold rains and will be again today. When things clear up for the weekend, watch for caddis and lighter colored mayflies in the evenings.
These rains were much needed and are an overall benefit to the fishing! The frosty weather will end Saturday and things will start to get back on track.

This is a holiday weekend and we could see some busy creeks. Please respect each other and landowners.
– Do not fish upstream of another angler without checking in with them
– If there is a car at an access point, please drive to another. There is enough water in our area to spread out a bit.
– Do not block access roads, gates etc when you park
– Pull your vehicle off the road all the way (pull in your mirrors if needed)
– Do not trespass, if you are unsure whether or not the creek is public either keep your feet wet or find another creek.

Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Finally, a real rain shower last night. It dumped anywhere from 1/2 and inch to 2 inches. The heavier rain was north of I90, west of Viroqua, and in Crawford County.
Look for fish on the stained water to eat worm patterns, leeches, and larger scuds. On the clear to stained creeks it will be business as usual with fish feeding on beetle/dropper as well as some caddis and lighter colored mayflies in the evenings.
With the bright sun, look for the best surface fishing to be in the evening when the angler of the sun comes off the water. During the day, focus on shaded areas, undercuts and the broken water in the riffles and the runs below.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s.
Fish are happy when the clouds are in! We are still seeing caddis and craneflies as well as lighter colored mayflies starting. Add to that some random stoneflies (sallies) and midges and you have bug soup!
Having some klinkhammers in a light and dark color will cover most of the sipping rises while craneflies and caddis will work for the splashy risers.
Terrestrials have been on fire right now. Small ants and beetles are getting fish to eat all day long.

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
We get a taste of summer for the next couple of days. It should not impact the fishing significantly but it will be a bit steamy out there mid day.
Rains last night were about 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch with some heavier rainfall west and north of Viroqua. While most of our creeks will remain clear to slightly stained, some valleys got a pretty heavy rainfall and will be cloudy today. These rains are very valley specific, so if you find unfishable water, drive a valley or two over and you will be ok!
Caddis and craneflies are on the menu right now with a few light colored mayflies in the mix. Most of the true dry fly fishing is early and late while mid day we are fishing an indicator pattern with a bead head below.
Subsurface fishing on clear water is best with thin bodied bugs (food, hot spot PTs etc) while the stained water is best with scuds and other thicker bodied bugs.
Take advantage of the stained water to throw some streamers and leeches.

Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. High near 74. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Creeks are clear and still low. The rains that have fallen have been soaked right into the ground and have not touched the creeks at this point. The trout are quite happy with the cloud cover though! Look for fish to be feeding in the riffles and the runs right below. We’ve been having the best success subsurface on scuds, food, and pink squirrels.
The surface bite is a bit slower right now. While fish will feed on parachutes and klinkhammers in the riffles, the major hatches are a bit slower with the clouds in the sky. If the sun pops out again, look for caddis to hatch.

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 72. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
The area received roughly 1/4 to 1/2 an inch of rain throughout the last 24 hours. This has left our creeks clear to slightly stained as the ground is dry enough to absorb quite a bit of rainfall.
Everything woke up yesterday, the fish were happy all day long feeding on generic parachutes (size 18 and 14) as well as hippie stompers on the surface. Subsurface they were eating scuds, leeches, perdigons, etc. If they continue to feed heavily (thanks to the clouds and rains) pattern doesn’t really matter, just focus on the shin to thigh deep water below riffles to find the actively feeding fish. Later on in the day they will also push up into the shallow waters to eat emerging bugs, cast a couple flies right in the skinny water!

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. High near 68. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Today will be a bit windy as a storm system blows in. The much needed cloud cover and (hopefully) rain will do wonders for our fishery. Right now the water is very low and clear. The clouds in the sky should make trout a bit happier.
Caddis and craneflies are still the main thing on the menu right now. Fishing to rising fish in the afternoon and into the evenings has been quite fun.
Subsurface fishing has been great on spanish bullets when the sun is out, and on thicker bodied bugs and scuds when the clouds are overhead.