Root River Fishing Report for April 12, 2010Water and flow conditions
Water levels have fallen significantly, but still remain a bit high. Clarity is beginning to come back, but it still remains poor. Another day or two of good weather (no rain) and the river should be in great shape for the week.
For up to date river conditions, check out the USGS web site of stream flow conditions
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wi/nwis/current?type=flow in Wisconsin. Just click on the river that you want to see.
Fishing Report
Fishing above the weir
With the high water fish have been able to pass over the weir dam and have been concentrating up at the Horlick dam. With the higher water many fish have been holding in the eddies and the current seams, but as the water levels drop, fishing in the faster gravel areas should pick up significantly. With the high water larger flies in either black or fluorescent will work. Now is also a good time to fish spawn sacs in the slower deeper pools to catch the fresh fish that are still waiting to spawn.
Fishing below the weir
Again, with the high water fish have been concentrating below the weir in Lincoln park, although there have still been a few fish holding in Island park. Fish the deeper holes with either spawn sacs or with large black or bright flies and be patient, the fish will not move too far with the clarity as poor as it currently is. This coming week could be good as water levels drop and we could see another good batch of fish in to spawn.
Sucker populations are very high throughout the river and now longnose have joined the white suckers.
http://dnr.wi.gov
