Great Lakes
North Branch Root River
Live Conditions
North Branch Root River — North Branch Root River, MN
24-Hr Pressure
29.08 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
75° / 56°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
80° / 55°
Wed
☁️Overcast
82° / 58°
Thu
🌧️Rain showers
75° / 63°
0.19"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
North Branch Root River · June · Early Summer
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SULPHURS at peak (size 16-18) evenings. Caddis. Trico spinner falls beginning late month.
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About North Branch Root River
The North Branch of the Root River is a small SE Minnesota Driftless spring creek — cold, technical limestone water with wild brown trout and brook trout in the headwaters. Less famous than the South Branch but every bit as productive, and significantly less pressured. Classic small-stream Driftless fishing.
Regulations
Minnesota fishing license required ($25 resident annual) + $10.75 trout stamp. Season opens second Saturday in April (2026: April 11). Verify Fillmore County and Driftless special-regulation sections in current Minnesota DNR trout regulations.