Stream Report 8/9/2023

Forecast: 83℉, 6 mph wind, high clouds, 46% humidity

Stream Conditions: clear/normal levels, water temp was 60℉

Insect Hatching Activity: Midge and Terrestrials

The dog days of summer are upon us. Even though the afternoon temperatures are really cooking, the nights have been cooling down nicely and provides for some comfortable and productive mornings on the streams. Leaving the stream just before noon today, the water temperature was at 60 degrees. The fish fought hard and today's catch was a nice mixture of browns and brookies. The scud was the fly they selected most, but a decent amount also took the midge. I enjoyed observing all the stream life including schools of minnows, pollywogs, crawfish, turtles and freshwater shrimp. One of the brookies was so full of food that there were insects coming up out of its mouth when I was unhooking it - it must of thought just one more scud isn't going to hurt anything. Oh well, I've been to a few buffets where I done the same thing thinking one more roll isn't going to hurt anything only to find out that you can get a little green under the gills. Anyway, another wonderful, exciting and interesting day in the Driftless. Nice healthy midsummer trout bulking up for the upcoming spawning season.