Northeast Iowa is getting hit with the heat right now.  We also got a lot of rain last week but I just got off the water and the streams are fishing well.  Had good early morning and late night action today.   If you can handle the heat and bugs then get out and fly fish.

Northeast Iowa is fishing better then ever.  Even though the weather has been extremely warm, there has still been great bug life and active fishing around the streams.  The water is at perfect levels on most streams and you find fish active everywhere.  Today a father and son duo took up the sport of fly fishing for the first time.  They learned how to cast, read water, and rig their rod.  They did an excellent job for first timers.   The duo each caught a Brookie, Brown, and Rainbow trout on the stream.  The Dad had a “Triple Crown” on the day, while the Son started us off with the first 3 fish of the day.  The weather was warm, so most of the day was spent working the riffles at low depths.  If your looking to fish the Northeast Iowa area this is the time to do it. 

Thanks Dan

I would have expected the water to be low and the fish very spooky by July but it is not so.  The water level and fly fishing in our Northeast Iowa streams is perfect.  We have had a few hot days which made for some hard afternoon fishing but that was easily forgotten by successful mornings.

The 4th of July weekend was a perfect time to be on the water.  To my surprise the water was not crowded.  By Monday morning, Art and I had the stream to ourselves and we took advantage of it.  We saw caddis and mayflies all morning but the fish were not rising to them so we fished soft hackels and pheasant tails with no bead.  This proved to be successful.

If you have not gotten out on the water this summer, now is the time.  If you are new to the area and not sure where to go, or are new to the sport of fly fishing, you can book a trip with us and we can help you get started.

Thanks again Art.