Tricos

Hi folks, Guided fly anglers in the morning and evening yesterday on the Winooski drainage.  We dodged around thunderstorms yesterday though we did get caught in some rain showers.  I received about 3/4 of an inch of rain at my house in Stowe.  Much needed rain and we could use some more.  Also, it appears that things will be cooling off slightly with night time lows in the high fifties and low sixties.  Water level was still low and the temperature at 6:00am was 67 degrees.  Saw a good hatch of #22 Tricos yesterday morning with a good number of rising rainbows.  The spinners were hitting the water by 8:00am and the trout were taking advantage of an easy meal.  We had success getting the fish to eat a #22 black parachute and then a #22 sparkle spinner.  You really had to make a good cast and drift right into the feeding lane of the fish in order to draw a response.  Lots of fun watching them rise and anticipating the strike.     We also found some trout  that were willing to attack a large #10 hornberg.  I think this was due to the plentiful numbers of grasshoppers we saw in the fields and also all of the stonefly casings on rocks.  In the afternoon I did the small stream circuit were the water temperature was 62 degrees.  Water was still low and clear and we did spook several fish as we moved upstream casting.  Fished a #12 rubber legged royal stimulator with good results.  We had a combination of 16 native brookies and wild rainbows come to the fly.  It was like the trout had never ate before as the strikes were pretty aggressive.  All in all, not a bad day trout fishing in the middle of July.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy