good day of fishing

Hi Folks, Really fine day of fishing for smallmouth bass yesterday as I guided in the morning and the afternoon.  got a bit wet out there , but it was worth it.  Cloudy all day and finally the skies let loose in the afternoon with some heavy showers.  So at my house in Stowe I have received a total of 1" of rain over the last two days.  Water temperatures have been holding in the mid 70's.  flat calm on the lake we fished yesterday morning and we pretty much had the place to ourselves.  I had a good spin angler who wanted to improve on some techniques.  We were set up to fish the surface and down below.  A #6 fire tiger popper on 1 rod and a 4" crawfish colored Senko on the other.  The fish were on.  We worked deep water drop offs with the boat holding in anywhere from 20' to 30' of water.  We landed a 18.25" smallmouth that took the top water popper.  We watched the fish rise up in the water column slowly and in hale the popper.  Really impressive and the fact that client was patient on the hook set was even more impressive.  We landed a lot fo other fish on the popper and Senko, but nothing like the big boy.  In afternoon I guided a river system for smallmouth and the fishing was excellent.  We dead drifted 3" watermelon Senkos and the results were great.  Landed 13 smallmouth with the largest fish measuring 17".  Rained really hard and the water level was rising and becoming off colored.  Probably had something to do with the fish being so active. Most of the fish were holding in the slow parts of pools and in and around downed wood.  Off to chase bass again today.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy