back in the saddle

Hi Folks, After a tough day on Friday with the boat, back in the saddle guiding river smallmouth bass and small stream trout.  Found water temperatures in the low sixties on the small water I guided the last couple of days.  Fished river bass on stream that runs into a lake and the water temperature there was 66 degrees at 5:30am.  Water is still low and clear and approach is extremely important in order to prevent spooking fish.  Saw some #22 Trico mayflies this morning.  A fair number of spinners and it appeared that they were being consumed by small fish.  We were more focused on catching the smallmouth with a large #8 Hornberg.  A lot of fun sight casting to smallmouth and watching them come to the fly.  Also, a large number of #8 to #12 golden stonefly casings on rocks.  Must been a good hatch of them late last night.  A stimulator dry is a good option right now for blind fishing.  Expect violent strikes.  The brook trout streams are in good shape and the definition of the stream is very apparent.  Not hard to find the holding spots.  Terrestrial, stimulators, and wulff patterns are all working.  Looks like some cooler weather this week which would be good for our trout streams.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy