Great Lakes
Black Earth Creek
Live Conditions
Black Earth Creek — Black Earth Creek at Black Earth, WI
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
29.39 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌧️Rain
56° / 52°
0.55"
Tomorrow
❄️Snow
52° / 38°
0.12"
Sat
☀️Clear sky
52° / 35°
Sun
☀️Clear sky
59° / 37°
Snow in forecast — check road conditions before heading out.
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What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
9.4
Time of Day
Using: 46.5 CFS · 55.8°F · BWOs
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Black Earth Creek conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Black Earth Creek · October · Fall
🟢 Active now at 55.8°F water
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BWOs (size 18-20). OCTOBER CADDIS. Pre-spawn browns. Most sections close October 15. Heavy pressure through season-end.
🟢 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.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish Black Earth Creek with more confidence.
Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations Guide
Wisconsin fishing license + $10 trout/salmon stamp ($30 resident total), the first-Saturday-in-May trout opener, the Wolf River Menominee tribal…
Trout Species of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's native Brook Trout (cold headwaters and far-northern rivers), the introduced Brown Trout that dominates the limestone Driftless spring…
How Barometric Pressure Affects Fishing (And How to Use It)
That gorgeous bluebird day after a cold front? Worst fishing of the year. Here's the data behind why pressure changes matter more than the weather…