Fishing Report

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
. Creeks are clear to stained with pretty solid temperatures for mid summer! We are still seeing some creeks flowing at 30 degrees. The sun is the major limiting factor. Fish from sunup until around 10 then take a mid day break.
Hatches are sparse, but the terrestrial action on the surface has been solid. Either a hopper/dropper or a single small ant or beetle fished near vegetation has been good.
We are looking at decent temperatures through the weekend with the chance of some rains here and there. Nothing looks too scary in terms of a high volume of rain to blow things out, but more positive like some rains here and there and cloud cover throughout the weekend.
. Next week looks like a warm week…

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
We’re celebrating again. More rain (if it comes and not all at once…) will keep water temperatures down, put a stain on the water, and extend this good fishing summer. THings are still quite good in the mornings with fish eating terrestrials and small, thin bodied subsurface bugs.
This slight cool down through the weekend with a few days of clouds and drizzle as well are perfect conditions for a fun few days of morning trout fishing!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Air quality advisory in effect. There is lots of wildfire smoke in the area right now.
Today and tomorrow are a bit warm, but we get cooler temps and some more rain mid week.
So far, things have stayed stable water temperature wise with only the larger area creeks being too warm to fish. Smaller creeks have very good temperatures and the fishing has been good for summertime with fish eating terrestrials and droppers and a few simple parachute patterns on the surface.
Watch for tricos to start showing up anytime. Conditions are just about there for us to spot some spinner falls.
Later this week the temperatures drop quite a bit and we are forecasted for lower temperatures and some rain. This could be really good for some mid summer fishing.

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Over the past 24 hours the rain have been light and only dropped about 1/4 of an inch total leaving our creeks clear and still relatively cool in the mornings! This has been a favorable week so far for the early bite.
We’re still relying heavily on terrestrials and droppers, while waiting for trico spinners to start to arrive (historically in a week or two)
Evenings have been decent too for the last hour or two before dark. Simple seam sippers in purple and brown have been solid for rising fish. After dark, mousing has been fun too!

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 3 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Beetle/foam with a dropper, seam sippers in Adams and purple for rising fish. Nothing major change wise on the creeks, they are all clear and still have decent temperatures.
The upcoming rains are not forecasted to be super heavy so these will, again, cool down and refresh the water for a day or two. As long as a cloud doesn’t get stuck in a valley somewhere the half to 3/4 inches forecasted every day is a major win for trout fishing! If any of this changes, we will let you know here and on social media.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Fishing has been quite fun from sunup until about 10! Creeks are clear with spooky fish, but temperatures continue to stay favorable in the mornings. We still encourage you to use your thermometer. Anything over 65 degrees is going to be slow fishing and much warmer can be lethal to trout.
We’re finding some rising fish early with a simple parachute adams in smaller sizes or a midge dry working to fool the feeding fish. Otherwise, the standard summer rig of a beetle or other foam indicator pattern with a bead head below is quite good.
The evenings have been spotty, but we are still getting some fish to eat craneflies, caddis, or seam sippers in the riffles the last couple hours of the day.

With the summer weather upon us, we are going to our summer hours. We do this to encourage you to get out early and fish! The fishing is solid most summer long from sunup until about 9 a.m. on hopper or beetle/dropper and we will see trico spinners in the near future early in the morning.

Fishing can get good again the last 2-3 hours of the day. So fish early, restock at the shop mid day and take a break, then head out again in the evenings.

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained. We did get some rains over the weekend which will help keep water temperatures down a bit. Overall expect them to be in the low to mid 60s. So far, we have a normal summertime. It doesn’t look to be getting extremely hot this week thankfully.
Temperature is key right now. Fishing over 65 degrees will be slow, and much warmer than that things can be lethal to trout. Fishing is best first thing in the morning until about 10. After that, a mid day break and checking creeks and temperatures the last couple hours of the day.
. The menu is ants, beetles, hippie stompers and other foam indicator patterns with thin bodied bead heads tied below. In the evenings, simple parachutes or seam sippers will work to cover most anything hatching.

It’s summer in the Driftless, which means getting up at dawn and trout fishing like crazy until about 10 or 11 when things start getting warm.

We have been fortunate enough to have some decent water temperatures for this time of year. The smaller, headwater creeks are still right around 60 degrees. Only the big waters have hit the mid 60 mark consistently.

With the warmup heading into the weekend things will slow down a bit, however Saturday (night especially) we are supposed to get a summer rain shower that will cool things down and put some cold water into the system (hopefully). Focus on Sunday morning for the best fishing according to the weather forecast.

It’s foam and dropper time here. Fish a beetle, hippie stomper, or other foam terrestrial with a bead head below all day long. There are some sparse hatches in the last couple hours of daylight. Nothing a parachute or simple caddis imitation can’t match well.

Mousing has been good, as have medium sized streamers at night.

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
. Overall creeks are clear to slightly stained with good water temperatures for the summertime. Please continue to use your thermometer as fishing is poor once temps hit the mid 60s.
Beetles and chubby Chernobyls with a dropper all day long. Parachute Adams or parachute purple in the evenings.