Opening Day

Hi folks, Great to be able to fish everywhere once again in the state of Vermont.  Due to the mild winter, there has been a fair amount of fishing opportunities prior to opening day today.  Whether you want to chase pike in dark bottomed shallow bays areas to trolling for salmon and lakers on the surface, all is possible with the early warm up and ice out this year.  The trout stream I fished this morning was 40 degrees and really low and clear.  Incredible that we need rain already, but things are pretty dry out there.  Not a lot of snow on top of Mt. Mansfield for run off.  Saw a great midday hatch of #14 little brown stone flies.  No trout responding to the stone flies.  Lake run rainbows on he Willoughby, Barton, and Lewis creek are all good options.  Early and late in he day is the best time to find lake run fish moving.  Pike fishing and resident river trout fishing should be pursued midday as to let the water warm up.  I will be fishing again tomorrow and we will see what the day brings.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy