Monday, June 28, 2010

more rain

Hi folks, Guided the Lamoille yesterday morning before the big rain showed up last night.  Just received 1" of rain at my house in Stowe over night.  Prior to that the Lamoille was in great shape with seasonal flows and temperatures in the low to mid sixties.  Decent hatch of small #18 tan bodied caddis yesterday morning and few #10 Potamanthus distinctus or golden drakes.  Saw a good hatch of golden drakes the previous night.  We found a few select risers but our best success was with a double nymph rig.  We dead drifted and swung a #10 red fox squirrel nymph with a #18 bead head hare's ear.  Managed to catch two wild bows at once, one on each fly.  Now the 6th time I have seen that and the second time this season.  Pretty cool.  Landed 6 rainbows and missed or lost another 10 fish.  Looks like our rivers will be blown out for a few days with unstable weather.  Will be fishing from my boat this week for smallmouth and looking for the Hex hatch.  Saw a few random Hex flies on Friday night, but no fish responding.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy