Driftless Area

Rating: 3, temperature: 71 ℉, condition: Fog.

UPDATE NOON. Brief heavy rains have stained many waters.  Sustained light rains area wide will continue to add muddy water into creeks.  There is still clear water out there, but expect more color than this morning.

 Fishing has been an absolute blast the past few days.  The rains have been gentle, soaking showers for the most part that have not impacted clarity at all.  Creeks are clear with temperatures in the low to mid 50s.
  There is a bug soup going on with hatches of caddis, crane flies, mayflies (small sulphur colored), and midges!  Our more effective surface patterns have been fished in the film as an emerger instead of a high riding fly.
  Subsurface has been great too with scuds, soft hackles, leeches, and even San Juan worm being effective!

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