Friday, September 10, 2010

fall weather finally

Hi folks, Finally a welcome change to the weather.  Received about a 1/2 " of rain at my house in Stowe the last few days.  The ground and our rivers could use it.  More would be welcome.  The Lamoille has come up a bit and appears more effected by recent rains than the Winooski drainage.  Water temperatures are have now returned to the sixties and the big river fishing is back on.  With the cooling water temperatures northern pike fishing should pick up as well.  The large hen fish always prefer cooler water temperatures.  Lake run fish like landlocked salmon and brown trout will begin their annual spawning movements.  Still seeing #12 isonychia's, #14-#20 olive and tan bodied caddis, #18-#22 BWO's, a few random #22-#24 tricos, and of course terrestrials.  Never a bad time of the year to dead drift a olive bugger or swing a black ghost or mickey finn streamer.  Nice time of the year to fish.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  have fun, Willy