Saturday, June 4, 2011

Lamoille looking good and fishing well

Hi Folks, Just returned from an early morning fishing trip on the Lamoille.  Water temperature was 55 degrees at 6:00am.  The water level is still about twice the seasonal flow average, but the clarity was excellent.  No hatching insects, but I did find a few random rising trout that appeared to be eating #14 mayfly spinner.  Had 4 different trout attempt to eat a orange strike indicator.  Landed a couple of stocked rainbows in the 10" to 12" class and missed or lost another 4 fish.  A #12 Ausable Wulff drew a few random strikes.  A double nymph rig with a #12 flashback pheasant tail and #16 olive wire caddis produced some interest as well.  The big water certainly had the trout spread out a bit and I think the flow prohibited some fishing from moving too far to eat.  Afternoon to dusk probably would be the time to fish on a day like today due to the cool  morning.  It was bit chilly out there before the sun hit the water.  Look for #14 to #18 sulphurs and #14 to #18 caddis presently.  Still some random #12 March Browns hatching and it will not be long before the Drakes.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy