Fishing Report 06-09-2008:

The past couple of nights we have had great Sulphur hatches, and have started seeing a few Brown Drakes! The time has arrived for great dry fly fishing. Lots of good fish from 13 to17 inches, mostly on sulphur duns so far. Fishing should continue to be great for the next few weeks.

Damian

Fishing Report 05-28-2008

The fishing the past several weeks has been very good! After the water receded there was some good steelhead fishing well into May. The upper river boasted some excellent Hendrickson hatches, but those are now over. Next up should be sulphurs. I expect to start seeing some any day now. Brook trout numbers have been good, as well as the numbers of browns, with quite a few really nice sized fish. This next month is what we live for on the Brule, sulphurs followed by brown drakes, a few caddis and batiscas thrown in, all culminating with the hex hatch!
 

Fishing Report 05-05-2008:

Despite big rain on Friday, the upper Brule fished pretty well this weekend. There are a fair amount of Steelhead around in the upper river, which means that as soon as waters recede in the lower river we could still have a couple of weeks of good Steelhead fishing down there, and in relative solitude! I didn’t see any Hendricksons over the weekend, and believe that this hatch is yet to come. 

Damian

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Fishing Report 04-22-08:

Water, water, water, it just keeps coming. The Brule has been what I would call “fishable” only a handful of days the past couple of weeks. With no significant rain, things should shape up by Friday. Also there have been some reports of a few Steelhead being caught on the North Shore before our most recent rains. Looking ahead to the regular opener, I expect the Hendrickson hatch should be going strong this year!

Damian

Fishing Report 04-07-2008:

The Brule is in tough shape right now. Recent rain and melting snow have things pretty well blown out. If we get no more significant precipitation, the river should be back to fishable by Wednesday or Thursday. As of today I haven’t yet seen any fish spawning in the lower river.

Damian

Fishing Report 04-02-2008:

Fishing has been very good, both on the inland waters and on the Brule! On the inland waters the little black stoneflies have been showing up in increasing numbers and there have been a few fish now moving on the adults (drys). Fishing this hatch should remain good for at least the next week to 10 days.

There were good reports from the Brule this weekend with angler success being pretty good. I got out my self on Monday, and hooked 6 fish between 2 of us. Unfortunately we landed none. I’ll blame it on “early season rust”. The river is in great shape right now, and looks like it will it should stay that way for quite a while. We have significant snow pack, but temperatures are not supposed to get really warm so the melt should be gradual.

Damian

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Fishing Report 03-24-2008:

Water levels are still good and the “Little Black Stones” are starting to show in significant numbers. We saw quite a few of them crawling the ice shelves along the river this weekend, though none flying. It should be any day now that we can expect some dry fly fishing. Caught several nice fish on a small (size 14) black stone fly nymph. The Brule opens from hwy 2 to the lake this Saturday!

Damian

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Fishing Report 03-12-2008

It was a beautiful day to get out yesterday with temperatures near 50 deg and sunshine. Lots of midge activity, but no fish coming up for them, I thought there would be some little black stones but saw none. I suspect we should start seeing the stones in about a week or two if the weather holds. I did manage to hook a few nice fish on nymphs.

Damian

Fishing Report 3-3-2008

It’s good to be fishing again! Most everything is still froze up in our area. We found a little open water and found some success, mostly on small nymphs. The first fish of the year is always a great fish.

Damian

Fishing Report: 06-25-2007

The Hex hatch has been sputtering along for about a week now, but tonight it finally got going in earnest! Fishing was terrific, and should remain great for the next week to ten days

Tight lines,
Damian

Fishing Report: 06-16-2007

Everything is staring to bust loose in Northern Wisconsin. Sulphurs have been coming off regularly, Brown Drakes are showing up insignificant numbers and even a few Hexagenia have been showing. Fishing has been good, with good numbers of Brook Trout and some nice Browns too! Fishing should just keep getting better over the next couple of weeks!

Tight lines,
Damian

Fishing Report: 05-020-2007

The Upper Brule is fishing well right now. Yesterday we caught several nice brook trout a few good browns and a couple of rainbows. The old reliable pass lake was our most productive fly, though a black wooly bugger produced our largest fish, a 16 or 17 inch brown (sorry, no pictures). Sulphurs should be starting soon, probably within the next week to ten days.

Damian

The upper Brule opened this past weekend, along with the rest of the states inland waters. Conditions are good for the time being, but we re going to need rain for it to stay that way. Fishing was good, with nymphs taking most of the fish. I fished streamers for a while, and had one good take, but no hook up. There are still some steelhead around in the lower river, but numbers are dwindling rapidly. With the warm weather, and relatively low water, the Hendrickson hatch is all but over, and we may be seeing sulphurs earlier than usual.

Damian

Fishing Report 4-24-2007:

There are some Steelhead still around in the Brule, though most of the fish have spawned and don’t put up quite the fight you’d like to see from them. On the streams that are open for the early C & R Season, Start looking for Hendricksons with the warm weather. I haven’t heard of any yet, but it won’t be long!

Barbara with a Brule River Steelhead

The river is in nice shape right now. Fish that were on the spawning beds have moved off due to the cold weather we have been getting, but with increasing temperatures, spawning activity should increase also. If you see fish spawning, PLEASE leave them alone. Since there is no planting of any trout in the Brule these spawners must be successful to insure that there are future generations of steelhead!

  Dave Carlson of Northland Adventures with a Brule River Steelhead.

Monday after noon we filmed a segment for the television show “Northland Adventures” with Dave Carlson. As soon as I find out when it is going to be televised, I will post that info on the “events” page.

Damian

Fishing Report: 04-06-2007

Whenever someone asks me “How’s the fishing”, I always respond with: The fishing is always good, but sometimes he catching is a little slow”. Steve T, and I may have experienced the exception that prove the rule yesterday. We put on the water at 10:30am, (it was all of 15 degrees) and fished until about 3:30pm. We hooked 5 Steelhead and landed just 1 adult and one skip-jack. The catching was pretty good, but the fishing was miserable! At least 3 of the fish we hooked took egg patterns, and one on a size 4 stonefly nymph. Our rod guides were constantly freezing, along with our fingers. Water temperatures are low, and the fish we hooked were very lethargic. There is about 10” of snow in the woods along the Brule right now.

Damian

I fished the Brule last not without much success. Water is high and a little dirty, but not to bad. We are currently getting some snow, depending on how much and how fast it melts could make things a little interesting over the next few days.

Damian

Not much to report as far as actual fishing goes, most of our rivers are blown out as of yesterday, and with more rain in the forecast, they may stay that way for awhile. Most of the tributaries running into Lake Superior will open this Saturday, with the high water fishing may be a little tough. If you decide to give it a try, think “big and dark” for your choice of flies. I’ll be at the Great Waters Expo in Minneapolis this weekend, but hope to have a steelhead report posted on Monday.

Damian

Fishing Report: 03-18-2007

Winter seems to have reluctantly released its icy grip on the waters we fish during the early season. Steve, Aaron and I have all gotten out over the past several days and all have had successful trips. Stonefly nymphs have produced a majority of the fish, though pheasant tails and fox squirrel nymphs, in sizes #12 and #14 have also produced. Fishing should remain consistent for a while now.

We’re still seeing a few little black stonefly adults, but not in numbers that will bring the fish up to the surface. That should start happening soon.

Damian

Fishing Report, 03-10-2007

Steve Therrien and I went out this morning to see if we could improve on last weeks outing. I had no luck in that endeavor, unless not breaking a rod constitutes an improvement. Steve faired better than I, landing four nice browns up to about 15”. Of course, I’m not sure that I believe him, as he is (in his own words) “a lying adulterous drunk”! Actually, he did show proof of his success, by means of a couple of photographs. All of his fish came on a #12 black stonefly nymph.

We saw a couple of adult “little black stones”, about a size #16. If the weather remains warm, we could soon have some dry fly fishing!

Damian

Fishing Report, 03-03-2007

Aaron and I decided to give opening day a shot, despite having blizzard condition around here the past couple of days. All said and done much of the river was iced in, and the time we did spend fishing , we did it while dodging ice sheets, and constantly de-icing our rods. Final tally: 10 frozen fingers, 4 numb feet, 1 broken Sage 590XP (from de-icing), no trout. It was nice to get out, the 2007 is finally here!

Thanks,

Damian

Fishing Report, 2-25-2007

As of right now there isn’t much to report as far as actual fishing goes, but that’s about to change! Wisconsin’s Early Catch and Release season is going to open on March 3rd this year. If you are willing to put up with cold air and water temps there is some fishing to be done. In March, giant stone fly nymphs are king in Northern Wisconsin. Fish them in deep runs and pools under an indicator. I’ll usually tie on a size #10 to #14 Hares Ear or Prince as a dropper. 

Check this page often as it will be updated regularly.

Thanks,

Damian

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