Current Fishing Reports

UPDATE:  Heaviest rainfall (1-1.5 inches) was north and west of Viroqua. East and South received .75 to .5 on average.
UPDATE:  Rain was heavier and longer than we first thought.  Streams are muddy but dropping quickly.

Good, solid fishing area wide!
  Streamers and leeches early, then subsurface fishing on cranefly larvae (smaller, gray bodied nymphs) and caddis larvae.  Finally in the mid day to evening some dry fly activity on cranes, midges and caddis.
  We've been fishing dry/dropper a lot recently with good success.  Many fish are even hitting the big, ugly foam 'indicator' dry.
  Rain last night, although heavy at time, did not muddy up the streams significantly.  Once again, expect clear to stained water today.

Cloudy and a chance of storms today.  Some heavy rain last night will have streams up a bit and stained to clear first thing this morning.  Viroqua only received half an inch last night, and the surrounding areas anywhere from a quarter to an inch of rain.
  We are still in the thick of our cranefly and caddis hatches, and the fish have been more than happy to eat!  Splashy rises, chasing down soft hackles and streamers, and feeding heavily on nymphs.
  Water temps are great, hovering in the mid 40s to mid 50s even with some really hot, sunny days.
  The bankside vegetation is still low, with a few signs of filling out, and morels are just starting to be spotted.

Despite some rain in the morning, fishing was fantastic yesterday.  Leeches and streamers early, then switching to caddis and cranefly larvae subsurface, and finally finishing off in the evening with some dry fly fishing on smaller foam beetles, caddis and cranefly dries.
  Waters are in good shape overall, with only a couple stained this morning, the rest are running clear and cool.

Rain this morning should clear out of the area by noon.  It is not enough rain to mess up the streams permanently, but expect a stain and rising water this morning and possibly into the afternoon.
  Scuds, pink squirrels and san juan worms will be the food of choice in the rising waters.
  Into the weekend the cranefly bite will be back on with fish feeding in riffles and runs below the riffles.  Splashy rises indicate cranefly or caddisfly feeding fish.
  Do not forget to twitch, skitter, and skate your flies, both surface and subsurface.  This has been the trigger lately as the fish are responding to movement.

Fishing has been very good, even with bluebird skies.
Craneflies and midges are hatching like crazy and fish are up in the riffles feeding.  There are a handful of tan caddis popping here and there, as well as some sporadic mayflies and stoneflies coming off throughout the day too.
  We have had great success fishing a high visibility foam fly, such as a beetle or foam bodied caddis, with a nymph dropper.  Subsurface fishing has been really solid on anything gray with a thick body (think hare's ear style) as well as pheasant tails and brightly colored nymphs and scuds.
  Leeches and streamers have been working well early in the mornings, and later in the day when the sun is not directly on the water.

Fishing was really solid yesterday despite the bright sun.  Fish were eating subsurface on cranefly larvae, thicker bodied patterns fished deep, and pheasant tails.
  Surface action was hot on beetles, caddis, craneflies, and some larger foam patterns.  Don't fear the foam, it is starting to catch quite a few fish, even the larger patterns.
  Waters are clear, with temps in the mid 40s to high 50s.