Thursday, June 23, 2011

wet again

Hi Folks, Looks like rain for the next couple of days.  Showers on and off and nice cool air temperatures.  If we avoid thunderstorms, our streams and brooks should stay fine.  Guided the Lamoille this morning and fished on a Winooski tributary yesterday afternoon.  I have found water temperatures between 58 degrees on the small stream to 62 degrees on the main stem of the Lamoille.  Not too much for insect activity.  A few random #14 yellow sallies yesterday and this morning a few #18 Blue Winged Olives.  Lots of #16 to #18 olive bodied caddis and tan bodied caddis encased on large boulders.  No rising fish.  Last night a #14 light green stimulator drew a fair amount of attention from 4" to 8" wild rainbows and brook trout.  A lot of walking between knee deep holding water, but good fun watching the fish come to the fly.  Really enjoy seeing the fish eat.  This morning we nymphed with a #16 olive caddis and #18 peacock herl soft hackle as a dropper.  Rigged the the two flies under indicators and dead drifted several pools.  We tried a blindly fished #12 ausable wulff and #16 usual, but no takers.  We had 11 trout eat the fly and we landed 2 fiesty wild rainbows on dropper fly.  Saw no stocked fish.  They must have really taken a beating on the Lamoille during the high water.  Well, I fine by the weather as long our streams do not get too high or dirty.  Off to fish smallies in the am from the boat.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy