Saturday, May 26, 2012

Memorial trout fshing bonanza

Hi Folks, Started off the Memorial Day weekend with a fishing bang.  Guided clients on the Lamoille watershed yesterday for a full day.  Stayed cloudy for most of the morning but the sun got bright in the ski by midday.  Water tempratures ranged from 62 degrees in the early morning to up to 66 degrees by time when finished.  Really become summer like conditions out there and we could use some rain.  We mostly nymph fished with a #14 pheasant tail and a #16 hare and copper as a dropper.  We did fish a #12 parachute adams on the surface.  Laned over a dozen trout mostly rainbows with a very large brook trout in the mix.  We missed or lost another dozen or so trout as well.  We did find a few rising fish, but I  could not tell you what they were eating.  Saw a few hatching #16 caddis and few #12 March Browns and a few #14 sulphurs, but no giant hatch.  I am off to put the boat in the water.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have fun, Willy