Not bad for July

Hi folks, Took out the boat last night with guests to chase smallmouth bass and this morning I guided for trout on a Lamoille watershed tributary.  The wind was a pain in the ass last night blowing hard from the north/northwest.  I had to find the lee and flat water in order to fish the top water bite with the fly.  The wind did let up for the last hour of sun light.  Surface temperature was 74 degrees.  Saw a few #6/#8 Hexagenias hatching with trout eating them over 30' of water and bass and panfish were starting to gobble them up in the shallows.  We cast yellow bodied poppers and had young smallmouth eating the fly.  We landed 2 smallies and a pickerel and really the best fishing was at dark and was when the action really picked up.  This morning on the trout stream I visited the the water temperature was 64 degrees at 6am.  Water was pretty low and clear but perfectly defined.  We did really well.  landed 9 wild rainbows and missed or lost another 5 trout.  Lots of good jumps from the larger fish.  We worked up all morning casting a #14 prince with a #18 green soft hackle dropper.  There were a few small #18 caddis hatching.  No rising fish.  Due to low water levels I have noticed over the last few days that the fish are really only holding in the deeper runs and pools.  I have not been seeing any fish in the secondary water, no problem.  Seeing more and more #6 to #10 stone fly shucks on the rocks.  Small yellow/tan bodied caddis in the morning.  Might as well be casting ants, beetles, hoppers and the sort   in smaller wooded brooks and streams.  Stimulators seem to always work in orange, yellow, and green. Chasing smallmouth tomorrow.  Keep your thermometers handy on the trout streams and pay attention to your approach.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy