Fly Fishing and More Outdoor Adventures in Western Wisconsin
We will try to post a report after every outing — probably 2-3 times per week during the season.
Flies that are currently working
Dries: Griffith’s Gnats, Blue Wing Olives
Subsurface: Frenchies, Pheasant Tails (and variants), Scuds, Pink Squirrels, Zebra Midges, Streamers
It was a great evening on the water! I fished from about 7:45 to 9:30 pm. When I got to the stream there were quite a few caddis in the air and an occasional riser. By about 8:30 the sulphurs were out in full force and the fish were really jumping. I kept my caddis on and still caught 8-10 fish while missing countless more. The river was clear to slightly stained with flows at about 108 cfs — excellent fishing conditions.
The river was in great shape after the morning rains. I was able to get out in the evening from about 7:45 to 9:15. There was very little rising upon getting to the stream, but they really got going around 8:30. I caught three and missed probably a half-dozen more on a size 18 BWO Vis-A-Dun pattern.
Aric went in the morning from about 9:00 to 11:30, catching two on caddis dries and missing a handful more. There was a decent caddis hatch and the fish were rising quite a bit. We went in the evening from about 7:00 to 9:45 and caught six total on the surface — five on caddis dries and one on a sulphur. The fish were rising sporadically until about 8:45 when they really got going, but when we arrived the occasional riser was usually willing to take an x-caddis.
Let’s hope today’s rains don’t muck up the streams too badly!
After the rains over the weekend, the Kinni is back to about normal flows and is clear to slightly stained. Aric fished the Lower Kinni tonight while I was in Menomonie coaching basketball and did pretty well. Caddis were in the air when he got to the river around 7:00 pm and sulphurs began coming off around 8:00. He caught four total–including a nice 13.5″–on the surface using size 16 caddis and size 18 sulfur dries.