Fishing Outlook & Conditions
Water Temp:
60
Orvis Milwaukee's Tip of the Week
Levels steady at about 150CFS. Kings have been in the river for about a week at this point. After a temperature spike this weekend, temps will again fall throughout the week and low will dip into the 40s and possible 30s by the end of the weekend which should drive a larger portion of the King run!
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5-Day Outlook as of 10/2/23
Check www.noaa.gov or your local weather for more updates. After an un-seasonal warming trend over the weekend, temps steadily fall off throughout the week with lows dipping in to the low 40s and even upper 30s by the end of next weekend. No substantial rain in the foreseeable future.
Techniques & Tips as of 10/2/23
With Kings in the river, it's time to bust out egg patters, egg sucking leeches and nymph rigs, swing flies through the seams with fluoro leaders on floating lines. Smallies and pike will still be eating streamers through the end of the month.
Local Species Available Spring, Summer, Fall
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Chinook/Coho Salmon
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Brown Trout
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Steelhead
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Smallmouth Bass
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Northern Pike
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Walleye
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Carp
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Panfish
Orvis Milwaukee's Recommended Fly Patterns
"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:
Name: | Colors: | Size(s): |
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Wilson's Bass Bully | Rust / Chart | 4 |
TeQueely Streamer | Copper | 2,4,6 |
Clouser Minnow | All Colors | 2,6 |
Woolly Bugger | All Colors | 4,6,8 |
Wildwood's 3M Minnow | All Colors | 2 |
Meat Whistle | All Colors | 2 |
Schultzy's S3 Sculpin | Black / Olive | 4 |
Gulley's Crawfish | Rust | 4, 2/0 |
Messy Craw | All Colors | 4 |
Nutcracker | All Colors | 4 |
Orvis Milwaukee's Recommended Gear
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Best Leader:
Super Strong Plus Leaders
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Best Tippet:
SuperStrong Plus Tippet in 30- and 100-meter spools
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Best Fly Fishing Rod:
7-Weight 9' Fly Rod
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Best Floating Fly Line:
Salmon/Steelhead WF Fly Line
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Best Sinking Fly Line:
Coldwater Intermediate