Fishing Report

Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Overall, spring fishing has been solid. We have had some precipitation the past few days, but nothing that has blow rivers out and slowed the fishing down. Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures in the mid 40s.
Blue winged olives, a few spring stoneflies, and midges are still hatching getting some pods of rising fish in the afternoon. Guide trips have done very well fishing foam with a dropper already. With the overcast skies and sometimes stained water, scuds have been deadly lately along with leeches. Hot nymphs have been purple drank and some caddis larvae.

A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Ugly rain and snow end after today. Things clear up weather wise tomorrow. Creeks are still in good shape and fish are happy, things will be much better starting Friday.
Watch for olives and some spring stoneflies as well as leftover midges. Leeches and small streamers are effective right now too!

Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Temperatures this week aren’t expected to really top 40 degrees until later. While this isn’t horrible weather wise (the fish really don’t care, they are pretty happy) watch the overnight temps as cold nights mean slow morning fishing.
Overall the rains helped our creeks a TON. They were never enough to make things horribly muddy and bumped the water up a bit temporarily as well as got things moving subsurface. We are still seeing some midges and olives hatching sporadically, while subsurface fishing has been best on scuds, leeches, and flashy nymphs.

Scattered rain showers before noon, then rain and snow showers likely between noon and 4pm, then snow showers likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained. The precipitation the past few days did not muddy our creeks up. While some lower sections have a medium to heavy stain, the middle portions and headwaters are clear and the fishing is good!
We’re seeing olives on most of our creeks mid day along with a few midges that are getting fish to rise. Our guides have already reported success on foam patterns like the hippie stomper and chubby chernobyl too (using them as indicators with a nymph or emerger below has been highly successful)
Subsurface fishing has been good on scuds, flashy nymphs, and leeches.

Rain. High near 49. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Creeks are clear to stained and flowing in the low 40s. The rains aren’t yet as strong as initially predicted which means things are still in great shape fishing wise. The cloud cover has been a blessing for or low water and spooky fish, making it just a bit easier to approach each spot.
Olives are around, but not in great numbers. Also look for midges mid day. Something like the pearl butt secret emerger is an excellent choice right now for fish sipping midges or olive emergers.
Leeches and smaller streamers have also been fantastic lately, and will continue to be strong with this low pressure weather pattern.

A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Creeks are clear and a bit low with temperatures in the low to mid 40s. The next couple of days we are forecasted to see some rain which will probably muddy things up as there is no cover vegetation on the bank sides yet. We will keep you updated, but it doesn’t look great until Friday. If the rains are light and only stain things up slightly, then it’s game on.
We are still doing well fishing midges, olives, and leeches subsurface. If the water clouds up, fishing a large scud or leech will be quite good!

Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 3 to 5 mph.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temps in the mid 40s.
The snow/rains from a couple days ago did very little to mess up fishing. Many creeks yesterday had a perfect stain to them. Most are clear as of today which means with the clear water, low flows, and bright sun things will be spooky again! Focus on the broken water below riffles and runs in the shade for the happiest trout.
We are seeing olives pretty much daily, not in great numbers but have a few in your fly box in case the hatch comes off! Otherwise, leeches have been great in the stained water, and small flashy nymphs fished below the riffles have also been good on all the creeks.

Snow before 11am, then rain and snow. High near 35. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Weird weather day with this being a drop in temperature. Some much needed precipitation is falling in light rain at this point. This should not be anything to be overly concerned about as temperatures are warm enough that any snow accumulation will disappear in the next day or so.
Creeks remain clear and very low with temperatures in the low 40s. Fishing has been solid lately despite the spooky fish! Midges and olives are hatching on most creeks around mid day, and the subsurface action on dark nymphs and leeches has been quite good.

On another note, we have had a couple of landowner complaints about parking recently. Make sure you are safely pulling off the road COMPLETELY (you can even pull in your mirrors). If the shoulder is not solid enough, move on. Also, please remember there is NO REASON TO BLOCK ACCESS ROADS. This means driveways and field accesses. Good landowner etiquette means more access and more water. Bad etiquette means posted land and loss of access. Please be respectful.

Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Water is extremely low and clear. A couple of the larger creeks are seeing some stain from snowmelt in the later afternoon.
Overall fishing has been good as temperatures are just right for this time of year and we are seeing midges and olives hatching mid day. The water level is a bit of a concern as we do not have a lot of snow left to get into the system.
Today, being very warm, should be a heavy melt day for the snow left on the north slopes and shaded areas. Watch for water temperatures to drop and things to get murky later on in the day.

Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Another beautiful day in the Driftless! Creeks are extremely low and clear. Temps are in the low 40s.
There is just a little snow left in shaded areas and melting does not interfere with the fishing later in the day as much as it did a few days ago. Keep using your thermometer and fish a rising water temperature.
We have seen some olives hatching and fish rising. With the water as low as it is, using a longer and finer leader is not a bad idea. Approach with as much stealth as possible!
Subsurface fishing has been good on spanish bullets, euro squirrels, and zebra midges.