A chance of flurries between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -3. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Still cold.... There is a brief warm up on Saturday and with some sunny skies, it could lead to a mid day feed for trout, but it really isn't worth driving a long distance for. Unless you are suffering from major cabin fever and would like to snowshoe and fish a bit on Saturday!
The creeks are in really good condition and running winter low and crystal clear. The snow on the banks will be excellent to keep the springs pushing a large volume of water out through the late winter and early spring. We're just waiting for some warm weather!
Read more »
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.
Creeks are running clear with good flows, but it is still too dang cold to fish. We're just waiting on some nicer weather.
Read more »
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph.
Creeks are running clear with good flows, but it is still too dang cold to fish. We're just waiting on some nicer weather.
Read more »
Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -15. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Nothing spectacular weather wise this week. Pretty cold with a bit of new snow on the ground. Roads are clear but parking spots along the creek are pretty covered. It really isn't worth traveling here to fish right now.
Creeks are in good shape though with pretty good flows and clarity. It's just cold!
Read more »
Our apologies! After our hosted trip to Belize we got caught in the blizzard in Rochester MN. We were supposed to be back in the office today but the roads might not be open again until tomorrow.
Please email us with any concerns or issues. The trip was incredible but we’re ready to be home!!!
Read more »
Isolated snow showers after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Not a bad day to fish today, but the window of opportunity will close quickly as we get a cool down for the weekend.
Midges and winter stones were out yesterday in the sun and should show up in the middle part of the day again today. Otherwise rolling a scud on the bottom will get some fish to eat.
NOTE: THE SHOP WILL BE CLOSED THIS WEEKEND AS WE WILL BE AT THE HAWKEYE FLY FISHING SHOW
Read more »
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Today and tomorrow are tolerable! The weekend brings cold weather again.
We will be closed this weekend as we will be at the Hawkeye fly fishing show near Cedar Rapids.
Read more »
Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph.
Way too cold again! Shop is closed this weekend and will reopen on Tuesday.
Come visit us at the Badger Fly Fisher's Spring Opener Show in Madison this Saturday.
Read more »
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 19 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. Icy rain last night with snow on top of it today. Not really what we would call pleasant fishable weather! Small roads are dangerous right now. Stay home.
If you are looking for something to do this weekend to beat cabin fever, why not join us at the Badger Fly Fishers show in Madison? The shop will be closed on Saturday.
Read more »
Snow likely, mainly after 4pm.
Cloudy, with a high near 23. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of
precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one
inch possible.
Melting from the past couple of days has stopped leaving creeks high and a bit stained. Weather is back to normal for winter and it really doesn't seem like anything noteworthy for the rest of the week. Tomorrow and Thursday look ok, but there is a chance for some freezing rain.
If you are out fishing, it is all about midges! They have been hot subsurface and, with the correct weather, they hatch mid day too.
Read more »
A slight chance of freezing rain before 11am. Areas of dense fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
After a couple of warm days, there is a lot of melting going on right now. Creeks are high and muddy and cold! Things will start to stabilize later this week as some sort of normal winter weather returns. It does not look like anything to get too excited about fishing condition wise all week.
Read more »
Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.
The deep freeze of last week is slowly releasing. There are pockets of fishable water to be had, but much of our fishery still has quite a bit of ice on the edges. We still recommend getting outside just to get rid of the cabin fever and enjoy some fresh air! Decent weather today and tomorrow then rain on Monday.
Midges will be the key this weekend on the fishable stretches. Either that or drift a leech under the ice shelves near undercut banks and hold on!
Read more »
Scattered flurries before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -6. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Ugh. It is no longer looking rosy for the weekend. After driving around a bit most of our creeks are locked up with enough ice to make fishing difficult to, in some cases, impossible. No real melting today as it is still cold and the sun is behind the clouds. Tomorrow will bring some excellent weather (especially compared to the past week!) and will make for a great day to be outside with some mediocre fishing. If you are headed to the area, bring your snowshoes and expect a good mental break day or two, but don't expect wonderful fishing outside.
Read more »
