getting too hot

Hi folks, Been out and about fishing over the last few days chasing smallmouth bass to river trout.  It has become pretty warm this week and air temperatures are looking to tip the 90 degree mark.  Our rivers and brooks are in tough shape currently.  No water!!  Looks like August out there and it is only the middle of June.  Water temperatures are now an issue and small streams will hold temperature the best.  The Winooski and Lamoille are too warm to trout fish currently. All is not lost because the smallmouth fishing only picks up now.  The lower Winooski and lower Lamoille offer some excellent river bass fishing, just kind of rugged wading.  Guided smallmouth from my canoe the other night and the surface temperature of the lake we fished was 72 degrees.  Good top water bite despite the stiff southerly wind.  We fished bright colored poppers tight to shorelines that dropped off quickly.  When conditions are not perfectly come for top water fishing, move the popper more aggressively.  Anywhere there was downed wood or trees that hung out over the water was a fish that was willing to eat.  Most of our takes were after the popper had been twitched and then resettled.  Bass fishing is loads of fun and the fish really do pull back.  If you want to trout fish currently small streams are where it is at.  The water is low and clear but the temperatures are okay.  The spook factor is in play so move cautiously and slowly up stream.  Mornings and evenings are where it is at for fishing right now.  Hope for some prolonged rain.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  have Fun, Willy