The snow has left us, but the cold remains.  From temps in the mid 80’s 14 days ago to freezing temps the last few nights indicates that the one thing even more unpredictable than fishing, is the weather.   Surprisingly, the weather has not dampened my enthusiasm for being on the water and it has not deterred…

Snow is on its way to NE as I speak. A quick check of the radar confirmed that we appear to be in the middle of a 4” to 8” snowfall band. I hope the temperatures are cold enough so that it is all snow. A half a foot of snow will take a few…

Temperatures in the 80’s shut down the blue wing olive hatch this last weekend. (The previous weekend had highs of 50 and the BWO hatch was good) I assume our more seasonal temperatures today brought them out, but I will need to wait until Friday to know for sure. This last weekend I resorted to…

This is my 40th fishing report for the Decorah Hatchery in the last two years. Very little has changed over that time period, including the fact that the fish are in charge of whether we have a good day of catching or just a good day of fishing. What else has not changed… fish still…

What a difference a couple of days makes. From 80 degrees a couple of days ago to a high of 51 tomorrow. I only had to go back a year in my trout log to see that much of a contrast in temps for September. September 8 last year was 58 degrees while I was…

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Bear Creek Anglers.   Lots of trips and lots of kids.   Normally, I don’t recommend fly fishing for kids, but this is COVID and you can only play so many video games.   All our kids caught fish, which doesn’t always happen and then for all…