Heat Wave

Hi Folks, Awful darn hot out there and the water temperatures are heating up.  I guided a small tributary of the Lamoille yesterday morning and the trout fishing was decent.  Might be the last time I trout fish for a bit until things cool off.  Water temperature was 65 degrees at 6:15am yesterday morning.  The water is warming up quickly.  Honestly the warm water temperatures are always more of a concern than the high water.  Carry your thermometer.  So, we caught the Vermont cycle yesterday landing a native brook trout, wild rainbow, and wild brown trout.  All good fun on a 3wt. outfit.  We cast a #12 yellow foam thing with a #18 olive copper john nymph dropper and even worked a nymph rig with a double tungsten stone fly under an indicator.  We fished heavy pocket water.  We did miss and lose a few fish, but still managed to land half a dozen trout.  The fishing did slow by 10:00am as the sun got high over head.  Will be chasing smallmouths for the rest of the week.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy