Fishing Report

Increasing clouds, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Creeks are clear to slightly stained with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. The nights have been quite cold (almost frosting) lately and the water temperatures take a pretty big dip overnight. It takes a bit of time for things to get moving especially if it isn’t super sunny out. Consider it a gift from mother nature that you can sleep in an extra hour!
Caddis and craneflies are on the menu right now. If fish aren’t rising, we are fishing the standby hippie stomper with a bead head below it. Sticking to thicker bodied patterns isn’t a bad idea.

Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
The rains that hit a couple of days ago are through the system for the most part. Keep in mind that while things were muddy north of the shop yesterday, sough of the shop was clear and fishing well.
Creeks are clear to stained with temperatures in the low 50s.
Caddis and craneflies are the main menu items still. Fish are looking up from around mid day through the evening. If they aren’t rising, a hippie stomper or other attractor dry (don’t forget the bead head tied underneath!) will get fish to eat on the surface.
Subsurface fishing has been great lately, especially after the recent rains. Scuds, euro squirrels, hot spot PTs and leeches are all doing very well.

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Temperature rising to near 65 by 11am, then falling to around 59 during the remainder of the day. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
The rains hit heavier north of us (Timber Coulee and tributaries are blown as of this morning, but dropping and clearing quickly). In town and south we only received about 3/4 of an inch which left the creeks clear to slightly stained.
This was much needed rain and letting things clear out and drop will make things even better going forward. It might take a bit of windshield time, but there is fishable water out there even after the rains!

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Today is opening day of regular fishing season. Keep in mind that it can be very crowded out there this weekend.

Creeks are very low and clear. Fish will be spooky until we get some cloud cover or rains bring the water levels up a bit.
We continue to see caddis and craneflies hatching and fish responding to them on the surface. When the sun is off the water we are getting fish rising to midges and generic mayflies.
Subsurface fishing has been most effective on thin bodied bugs due to the clear water. If the sky clouds up a bit, then fish will also be looking for caddis larvae and scuds.

• If you see a car at an access point, drive to the next one. There is no need for multiple cars at access points, we have enough water to spread out on.
• Do not ‘high hole’ another angler. Fishing upstream is what we do in the Driftless. Never walk upstream of another angler and start fishing (unless you check in with that angler and get permission first),
• When you park, do not block gates, driveways, or field access roads with your vehicle.
• Finally, do not trespass on private property! Make sure you are 100% positive you are on public property if you are on the bank. The various apps and map books are not 100% accurate! Make sure you do your homework, check in with the landowner, or just keep your feet wet whenever possible! “

• If you see a car at an access point, drive to the next one. There is no need for multiple cars at access points, we have enough water to spread out on.
• Do not ‘high hole’ another angler. Fishing upstream is what we do in the Driftless. Never walk upstream of another angler and start fishing (unless you check in with that angler and get permission first),
• When you park, do not block gates, driveways, or field access roads with your vehicle.
• Finally, do not trespass on private property! Make sure you are 100% positive you are on public property if you are on the bank. The various apps and map books are not 100% accurate! Make sure you do your homework, check in with the landowner, or just keep your feet wet whenever possible! “

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Creeks are very low and clear. Expect spooky fish if the clouds break up Temperatures are sitting right around 50 degrees.
Caddis and mayflies are hatching daily and fish are rising in the late morning through the afternoon. The mix of clouds and sun throughout the day are keeping the hatches from exploding as we need some more consistent weather.
Subsurface action has been great lately especially on thinner bodied bugs. When we get some rain, or the clouds are overhead, fish will eat thicker patterns too.

• If you see a car at an access point, drive to the next one. There is no need for multiple cars at access points, we have enough water to spread out on.
• Do not ‘high hole’ another angler. Fishing upstream is what we do in the Driftless. Never walk upstream of another angler and start fishing (unless you check in with that angler and get permission first),
• When you park, do not block gates, driveways, or field access roads with your vehicle.
• Finally, do not trespass on private property! Make sure you are 100% positive you are on public property if you are on the bank. The various apps and map books are not 100% accurate! Make sure you do your homework, check in with the landowner, or just keep your feet wet whenever possible! “

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 70. East wind around 6 mph.
Creeks are very low and clear with temperatures in the low 50s.
The cloud cover has trout feeling much more comfortable and they are being a bit less fussy lately. We continue to see midges, olives, and caddis hatching. Normally the cloudy days are better mayfly hatch days, but we are still seeing emergences of caddis even with the darker days.
Don’t forget to move your flies. Fish are really picking up on twitched and skittered flies!

This weekend is regular season opener. It can be one of the busiest weekends out there. Please remember Driftless courtesy.
Do not hop upstream of another angler (called high holing). Once you start fishing upstream of somebody then their day is done, you have essentially cut them off.

Respect landowners! Please do not block gates, access roads, driveways etc. Leave gates closed, and do not cross a field that isn’t public property. We are fortunate to have angler friendly landowners here, we need to work hard to keep everyone happy.

A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Creeks are quite low and crystal clear. The fishing is still solid as water temperatures are excellent (low 50s) but the fish are very spooky in the low, clear water. The upcoming cloudy days should help (and hopefully drop some rain into the creeks too). Usually the cloudier days are better olive hatch days than caddis days, but make sure to have a few of both bugs just in case.
Trout have been happy overall feeding on a mix of caddis, olive mayflies, and attractor flies on the surface. Subsurface has been a mix of caddis larvae, surrenders and perdigons as well as coulee scuds.

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Clouds and a chance of drizzle all weekend long. Olives and caddis are on the menu right now.
When it is cloudy out the olives tend to come out and play. When the sun peeks through, the caddis are more active.
Subsurface is a mix of pretty much everything! Scuds, purple drank, midge larvae, and pheasant tails. Everything is catching fish in the shin to thigh deep water right now.
The creek lamprey are here! Fishing a larger olive leech to mimic the spawning (non parasitic, native lamprey) lamprey can get you some nice trout this time of year!

Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 6 to 14 mph.
You can put away the winter hats and fingerless gloves again as the weather is back to springtime normal!
With the sun out and temperatures warmer than the past few days we should see the caddis hatch return along side the olives that are hatching.
Subsurface is still a mix of pretty much anything. Remember to twitch your bugs every once in a while to make them look more alive. With all the bugs moving around right now a twitch here and there can be the trigger to get fish to feed both on the surface and just below the surface!
Creeks are low and clear with temperatures in the high 40s to 50.