The two fishing tales of one day

Hi folks, Guided a double yesterday with a big group in the morning and big group in the afternoon.  Moved between watersheds from the am to the pm and had to do the thorough cleaning of gear and equipment.  Fly fished the Lamoille in the very early am and the lower Winooski  in the pm.  The Lamoille was 69 degrees at 5:30am yesterday and warmed to 70 degrees by 9:00am when we were finishing up.  Saw a good hatch of #12 yellow drakes yesterday morning as well as a number of #18 tan bodied caddis.  The trout were rising everywhere!  Really explosive rise forms.  We fished dry flies the entire time and got fish to eat of the surface really easily.  The fly of the day was #12 white wulff and #12 light bodied emerging parachute pattern.  Also, a spent #16 spent caddis with a #16 hare's ear parachute worked very well.   The wulff patterns produced on the trout feeding in the riffles and the spent caddis and hares ear worked well on the fish slurping in the pools.  One of those mornings that was magic.  Must of caught 30 fish.  Certainly not the norm and i was glad my guests who were good fly anglers got to enjoy such a fishing experience.  A lot of fun targeting a rising fish and making a good cast and drift and watching the take.  All rainbows were caught with a mix of stocked fish and wild fish.  The afternoon on the Winooski was the total opposite.  Water temperature was 70 degrees and the water level came up significantly while we were fishing.  The rising water level cooled things off a bit, but the fishing was slow.  Saw a few large #10 stonefly adults laying eggs, but not much else for insects and no rising fish.  We nymph fished and tugged on the fall fish.  Better than a sharp stick in the eye.  Too warm for trout .  Off to fish trout and smallies this week and it looks like cool nights which will help the trout fishing.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy