just enough

Hi folks, Guided a small brook yesterday with the fly rods.  The stream was 60 degrees and low and clear.  We received a 1/4" of rain in Stowe on Monday night and it looks like we received another 1/10" last night in a thunderstorm.  Just enough rain to keep the brooks a little fresh.  A day of steady gentle rain would be perfect.  Cooler nights are helping cool down our rivers a bit from the oppressive heat of last week.  Brook trout fishing was good.  Caught numbers of brookies yesterday with several fish between 8" and 10".  Scaled back the size of the flies cast due to clarity of the water and the spook factor.  Small stimulator patterns and wulff patterns between #14 and #16 worked well.  Be careful of your approach in the small streams to avoid spooking fish prior to casting.  Off to fish a small brook in the kingdom this morning and then chasing river smallmouth this afternoon.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy