mixing it up

Hi Folks, Guided a double yesterday morning chasing trout with the fly rods in the morning and spin fishing for smallmouth bass in the afternoon.  Water temperature was 63 degrees in the unnamed brook and the water level was slightly below its seasonal average.  Good tree canopy on this stream which helps keep the big, bright sun off the water.  Incredible how cool the water remained in the heat of the past week.  We worked upstream with a #14 stimulator and a #12 hare's ear parachute.  Had 30 plus trout come to the fly.  A combination of native brook trout and wild rainbows.  There are browns in this stream, but we did catch any of the elusive little bastards.  However, we did land some legitimate 9" brookies and several rainbows over 12".  Good fun on a 2wt. and pretty darn good trout fishing during an extreme heat wave.  The large rivers are still too warm to trout fish and leave fish alone that are stacked at cold water points.  Yesterday afternoon my boat and guests visited a northeast kingdom lake for smallmouth bass.  Water temperature on the surface was 78 degrees with a steady south wind.  Water clarity was excellent and you could see fish coming to our topwater lures.  We fished shady shoreline in and around milfoil beds.  All hard bottom.  We did catch a lot of fish yesterday afternoon, but every smallmouth we landed measured over 15".  I'll take big fish over quatity any day of the week.  All really good looking smallmouth that jumped and jumped some more.  Saw a number of #6 Hexagenia limbatas' hatching at dusk and a few fish working the big mayfly.  Looks like rain and a break in the weather over the next few days.  We could use it.  I am taking a day off and will be back after it tomorrow.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy