Great Lakes
West Fork Kickapoo River
Live Conditions
West Fork Kickapoo River — Kickapoo River at La Farge (proxy)
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
28.58 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
🌦️Drizzle
77° / 57°
0.06"
Tomorrow
🌦️Drizzle
82° / 66°
0.01"
Mon
☁️Overcast
91° / 68°
Tue
☁️Overcast
92° / 71°
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
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Time of Day
Using: 198 CFS · TRICOS dawn. Terrestrials at peak
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's West Fork Kickapoo River conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
West Fork Kickapoo River · August · Late Summer
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TRICOS dawn. Terrestrials at peak (hoppers, ants, beetles) — Driftless summer standard.
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About West Fork Kickapoo River
The West Fork of the Kickapoo River near Avalanche flows through the heart of Vernon County's Driftless dairy country — a classic small-stream limestone fishery with wild brown trout in undercut banks and pocket water. The West Fork is a flagship of decades of Driftless habitat restoration. Less crowded than Timber Coulee but every bit as productive.
Regulations
Wisconsin Fishing License required ($20 resident + $10 trout/salmon stamp = $30). Season opens first Saturday in May. Verify Vernon County special-regulation sections in current Wisconsin DNR trout regulations.
Learn More
Guides to help you fish West Fork Kickapoo River 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…