cool water on a hot summer day

Hi Folks, Just back from a Maine vacation with my wife.  Nice coastline and I like eating lobster.  Back in the saddle guiding today on a small stream.  Water temperature was a cool 59 degrees under the heavy tree canopy.  Really important to keep your thermometer handy this time of the year when trout fishing.  Our larger streams will become too warm to fish and your best option will be small mountain brooks for native and wild fish or lake and lower river fishing for smallmouth bass.  We worked this small brook upstream and cast #12 stimulators into larger pools and any water that was knee deep. I love watching brook trout aggressively smash dry flies.  Beautiful little creatures.  The trick in brookie fishing is to keep moving and cover water.  Not a bad morning of trout fishing on a hot summer day.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy