http://driftlessangler.com/ Fishing Reports Feeds From Driftlessangler.com en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:34 GMT http://www.driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports/rss UCMS http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4826 Recorded:  73 ° F Fishing: Good

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.



]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4826 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4819 Recorded:  81 ° F Fishing: Great

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.



]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4819 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4817 Recorded:  79 ° F Fishing: Great

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.



]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4817 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4815 Recorded:  68 ° F Fishing: Good

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.



]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4815 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4812 Recorded:  79 ° F Fishing: Great

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.



]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4812 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4810 Recorded:  74 ° F Fishing: Good

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.



]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4810 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4809 Recorded:  86 ° F Fishing: Good

Tempted to rate the fishing better, but today's hot sunny weather might keep the fishing as good not great.
  Craneflies have been hatching and getting some larger fish rising.  If you see splashy rises, the fish are probably eating craneflies.
  Subsurface fishing has been hot lately too with fish eating smaller, thin bodied bugs twitched along undercut banks, and scuds and other thicker bodied patterns rolled along the bottom in deeper holes.
  With the bright sun, find some shade and you will find more active fish.
  Waters are clear, and temps are in the mid 40s to mid 50s.



]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4809 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4803 Recorded:  52 ° F Fishing: Good

Clear streams and great water temps mean the fishing will be good.  Today will be very windy with things calming down tomorrow. 
  Craneflies have been very good lately, as have caddis skittered and skated across the riffles.
  Fishing with leeches and streamers has been solid early in the mornings, then switching to a dry or dry with a dropper mid day will pick up fish.



]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4803 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4801 Recorded:  60 ° F Fishing: Good

Things are really starting to click in the Driftless!
  We saw significant numbers of craneflies yesterday, as well as tan and black caddis.  A rainy day bonus olive hatch also came off.
  Despite light rain all day yesterday, our streams are clear and flowing very well.  Water temps are in the 50s and fish are feeding in both the runs, and the riffles now.
  Caddis, craneflies, generic mayflies, and smaller foam flies are working on the surface.
  Subsurface cranefly larvae, pheasant tails, and anything gray to brown with a thicker profile (caddis and cranefly larvae) as well as midge larvae and orange soft hackles are doing the trick.



]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4801 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4799 Recorded:  66 ° F Fishing: Good

Cloudy and drizzly today.  A needed break from the high sun in the sky.
  Caddis have been hatching, and fish have started to move up into the riffles to feed.  A foam pattern with a small dropper in the riffles has been very effective.
  Subsurface flies have been best in smaller sizes 16-20 and fished slowly in the deeper pools and lunker structures.
  Streamers and leeches will be very effective today too while the clouds stay overhead.



]]> Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4799 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4790 Recorded:  75 ° F Fishing: Good

Tan caddis are starting to show up in numbers and fish are looking up.  Midges and crane flies as well as a handful of mayflies and even terrestrials fill the surface bug list.
  Subsurface bugs have been more effective in smaller sizes due in part to the bright sun.
waters are crystal clear and temps are in the high 40s to mid 50s.


]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4790 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4784 Recorded:  54 ° F Fishing: Good

Warm and sunny weather has the caddis bouncing around and fish looking up!
  Caddis dries, smaller foam attractors, ants and beetles are all catching fish on the surface, especially in the deeper runs below riffles.
  Subsurface fishing has been solid on scuds and pink squirrels as well as caddis pupae and smaller pheasant tails.
  Waters are clear and water temperature is in the high 40s to mid 50s.



]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4784 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4783 Recorded:  72 ° F Fishing: Good

Caddis are starting to appear, both black and tan.  Subsurface action has been good on pheasant tails and pink squirrels as well as caddis pupae.
  We've been catching fish on the surface on smaller foam patterns and have even picked up fish on ants and beetles lately.
  Sunny and warm today.  Fish will be most active in the shade, and near undercut banks.
  Waters are clear and flowing well.  Temps are in the low 40s to low 50s.



]]> Mon, 6 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4783 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4777 Recorded:  62 ° F Fishing: Good

UPDATE 9:30--  Sun is poking through the clouds.  We should see a mix of olives and caddis this afternoon thanks to the sun.

Warmer today, but still cloudy which means the mayflies and midges should be hatching well in the afternoon.
  Waters are clear to slightly stained.  The rain that hit other areas so heavily mostly missed us.  We only received a small amount of rain over the past few days.
  Fishing will be best on larger, thick bodied flies in the morning then switching to smaller thin bodied subsurface flies in the afternoon.
  If a hatch comes off, it will most likely be olives or midges 16-22.



]]> Sat, 4 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4777 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4776 Recorded:  47 ° F Fishing: Good

 Good weather heading into the weekend.  Cloudy and drizzle!
  Saturday will be in the high 50s and cloudy with a chance of drizzle.
 Waters are clear and hatches of olives have been happening in the afternoons, as well as some caddis when the sun shines through.
  Fish will be feeding heavily sub surface on scuds and squirrels in the morning, switching to pheasant tails and small emergers in the afternoon, then the hatch.


]]> Fri, 3 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4776 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4774 Recorded:  39 ° F Fishing: Poor

 Wisconsin's season is closed until Saturday.  The streams are all in great shape.  Clear, a touch low, and water temps in the mid 40s to 50s.  Some light rain over the next day or two will be great for the streams.
b weather for the weekend is forecasted to be cloudy with a chance of rain with temps in the mid 50s.  Good mayfly weather!


]]> Thu, 2 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4774 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4771 Recorded:  80 ° F Fishing: Poor

 Wisconsin's trout season is closed until Saturday.  If you have any questions about this annual closing, call your local DNR office.
  Rain on and off all week with nothing predicted to be heavy or a large accumulation.  Streams are in good shape and should give us great fishing when season re-opens


]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4771 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4755 Recorded:  66 ° F Fishing: Poor

 Wisconsin's season is closed through Friday.  
If you have any questions about this annual closure please call your local DNR office.
  Rain today is filling up the creeks.  There are thunder showers so if you are traveling to Iowa be careful!


]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4755 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4753 Recorded:  66 ° F Fishing: Good

Fishing has been quite good as we wrap up the early season.  (Fishing closes Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. until Saturday May 4th)
  More black caddis have been spotted, but more importantly more fish are responding to caddis patterns.  Pupae and emergers have been excellent lately.
  Scuds, squirrels, and standard nymphs (PTs, Hare's Ears, Princes, Zebras) are still going strong.  The fish are just plain hungry and the conditions are such that they are feeding well.  Make sure you vary your presentation as different groups of fish are looking for different things.  Twitched, dead drifted, swung etc.
  Waters are clear and flowing well with temps in the 40s.



]]> Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4753 http://driftlessangler.com/fishing-reports#4752 Recorded:  65 ° F Fishing: Good

Warm night last night, and sun first thing this morning.  Feels extremely caddis-y today.  We have seen small hatches the past couple of days, but the fishing should explode over the next few sunny days.
  Streams are flowing clear and water temps are in the mid 40s.
  Fishing has been solid sub surface on scuds and caddis larvae/pupae as well as pink squirrels and pheasant tails.  The olives are still hatching but in lesser numbers due to the sunny conditions.
  Make sure you twitch your flies, both subsurface and surface, as the fish are really responding to action and movement lately.



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