Heavy rain fell in the area this morning. Over an inch and a quarter in my gage. The Kinni is raging; the Trimbelle as well. I did not make it far enough east to check the Rush, but I suspect it is off as well. It will be a day or so.

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Martha and I are heading to the Cheese Curd festival this afternoon in Ellsworth Wisconsin. It is the cheese curd capital of the world you know! Here is the link: Cheese Curd We got hammered again with rain last night. My rain gauge malfunctioned. The Kinni is mud and the gauge is broken. I will […]

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This is a shot from F bridge on the lower at 2 pm today. One of my friends lives around hwy 29 on the Rush and said he had almost 3 inches of rain in his gauge from last night. The upper Kinni is beginning to clear on the very edges as of 4 pm […]

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Heavy Rain. Upper Kinni chocolate milk but still in its bank. Upper Rush, chocolate milk, out of its bank. I am going to poke around later today. Maybe further East is better.

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The Lower Kinni has been fishable for the last two days. Fishing has been down right tough. As many as 10 anglers reported tough “Catching”. Small nymphs(#20 and smaller)as well as midge larva seemed to be the only patterns that caught fish. The Upper and lower are running at perfect water levels with slight stain […]

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The report for today is less than encouraging. The kinni dirtied from top to bottom today. At 8 am the upper was chocolate milk.The lower river at F bridge was clear and just tinged with color making it perfect. By 6 pm the Lower Kinni had gone off color and was rising. There was no […]

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Yesterday fishing on the Kinni was a roller coaster ride. Rain fell in bursts throughout the night on Monday. Once again the total amounts varied as the radar “red storms” moved through the area. On the drive from Prescott to River Falls there were dry fields south and standing water in RF. My clients and […]

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Water conditions are improving by the hour. Water on the upper Kinni was fishable today and the lower was improving. The smaller watersheds are generally in better shape than the big ones. The Rush was carrying a lot of water and was stained up, but the edges were clearing. Some would feel comfortable fishing tomorrow […]

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My friend Randy called me this afternoon and said he had driven by the Kinni at the Co. Rd, F crossing. He also told me he watched a guy fly fishing just up stream from the bridge. I think a number of people make this same mistake. Remember, The catch and release opener is always […]

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Hello Andy, I’ll be coming from Iowa to fish early trout opener if weather permits. More than likely I will be fishing the Rush but maybe the Kinni. What can you tell me about the conditions or information about the fishing for opener.  Thanks a lot, Brad I am glad to hear that you are […]

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