sight fishing smallmouth

Hi Folks, Guided a couple of spin anglers yesterday afternoon for some river smallmouth fishing.  Water temperature where we fished was 68 degrees.  The water was gin clear and about at its seasonal flow.  We found two honey holes that must have held 20 smallmouth a piece between 10" and 18".  You could see them plain as day and they were not spooked.  We landed 23 smallmouth yesterday afternoon casting fire tiger colored rapalas, crazy!  The best action was allowing the rapala to drift slowly in the current with slight movements in the rod tip and watch the smallies crush the lure.  Some real jumpers and tail walkers.  My guests did a great job landing fish and we did not lose many.  Several 2.5lb to 3lb fish were landed and they fought like their size.  Beautiful weather afternoon and the sun allowed us to target specific fish.  I could see the bass (polarized glasses help) and would direct where to cast.  Pretty fun stuff.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Off to chase trout as it looks like the Lamoille and Winooski should be fishable once again.  Have Fun, Willy