big sun

Hi folks, Busy holiday weekend guiding under really nice weather conditions.  Big bright sun and record air temperatures.  Not ideal for fishing, but the warm air helped to heat the river temperatures back up a bit after frosty mornings during the week. The last two days on the main stem of the Lamoille were slow.  Nothing hatching and nothing rising.  We had a few trout eat here and there, but pretty damn slow.  So, always have a back up plan as a fishing guide and I took my clients to smaller tribs. of the Lamoille that have fished well lately.  Interesting when moving spots that you hope things work out.  Well sometime they do and sometimes they do not.  Yesterday it took a couple of minutes in a new spot with a #10 bugger and we caught an almost 17" wild rainbow that really did not want to be landed.  Throw in a few more smaller rainbows and not a bad day.  The other rig we have been casting is a #14 yellow foam spider fly with a #18 olive cooper john nymph as a dropper.  Nothing on the dry, but the little dropper fly has been a gem.  Not sure why, but the Lmaoille main stem has been tough for the most part.  The tribs have been great.  Probably all of the water in our streams and the lack of stocked fish.  Off to chase trout this afternoon.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy