Spring Creek · Limestone · Minnesota, US

Canfield Creek

Canfield Creek terrain map
Today · A proper day on the water
Scud
Forecast · Today
A proper day on the water
A proper day for it. Work the seams with an upstream nymph, switch to the dry when they show.
90% projected
Today's fly
Scud
Scud
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via South Branch Root River
Water temp16.9°C
ClarityClear
Weather24°C
WindN 20 km/h
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent5.5 mm
Rain · ahead9.2 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from South Branch Root River. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Warm — slow
17°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Water at 18.9°C — above the brown trout caution line (18°C). Fish dawn or dusk only. Land it fast, wet hands, no air shots.
Likely species
Mayflies
Caddisflies
terrestrials
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 7am

12pm(now) — Reed Smut

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 70%
Also:Grasshopper (Eastern)62%Trico (Eastern)46%
Peak emergence windowWeather boost7 food groups active

Peak activity at 7am — Trico (Eastern) (Trico (Eastern), Weather boost)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
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SulphurHatch
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Trico (Eastern)Hatch
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Eastern Blue-Winged OliveHatch
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Eastern Summer BWO (Drunella)Hatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Local fly shops: Driftless Fly Fishing Co.
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • MN DNR — state park; verify season and regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Cooler water nearby · 2
Water here around 19°C — probably warm enough to stress Brown Trout . These are likely cooler.
Trout Run Creek
18 km
~16°C
Brown trout
Rush Creek
44 km
~16°C
Brown trout · Brook trout
Water quality · US Clean Water Act
  • Aquatic life: Supporting
What this classification means

EPA ATTAINS assessment unit 'Canfield Creek' (MN07040008-557), 2024 Integrated Report. Aquatic Life use: Fully Supporting. Listed impairment causes: Nutrients. This is a Clean Water Act assessment-unit classification (the US analogue of WFD), not a live reading.

Status is for the Clean Water Act assessment unit covering this reach.

EPA ATTAINS (Clean Water Act) · MN07040008-557

The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 80%
How the 34 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature26 × 28%7.3
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time55 × 13%7.2
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity59 × 12%7.1
Conditions total= 62
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via South Branch Root Riverproxy
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Cooler water — back toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the score and ease welfare.
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout January 1 (winter catch-and-release) → September 30 (harvest from mid-April)
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
Booking & contacts