Great Lakes
Black Earth Creek
Live Conditions
Black Earth Creek — Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, WI
7-Day Flow
→ Stable
24-Hr Pressure
29.22 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
79° / 55°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
79° / 59°
Tue
☁️Overcast
80° / 53°
Wed
☁️Overcast
76° / 51°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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What should I fish today?
One call. Specific to today's exact conditions on the Black Earth Creek.
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Time of Day
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Black Earth Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Black Earth Creek · June · Early Summer
🟢 Active now at 55.8°F water
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SULPHURS at peak (size 16-18) evenings. Caddis all day. Trico spinner falls beginning late month. Big browns hold in undercut banks.
🟢 Active · 🟡 Approaching · ⚪ Seasonal only
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About Black Earth Creek
Black Earth Creek west of Madison is one of Wisconsin's most famous Driftless spring creeks — a technical, heavily fished urban-edge limestone stream with very large wild brown trout. The river runs through Cross Plains, Mazomanie, and Black Earth in Dane County. The special-regulation section below South Valley Road to Hwy 14 carries an 18" minimum and 1-fish bag limit, with artificials-only restrictions on the most-protected reaches.
Regulations
Special regulation section below South Valley Road to Hwy 14 — 18" minimum size, 1-fish bag limit; artificials only in the most-protected reach. Wisconsin Fishing License required ($20 resident + $10 trout/salmon stamp = $30). Season opens first Saturday in May. Verify Dane County section-by-section regulations in current Wisconsin DNR trout regulations.