Refreshing

Hi Folks, Guided river smallmouth bass yesterday with the fly rods.  River conditions were pretty good with water temperatures holding steady around 68 degrees and the level and clarity were excellent.  Lots of large #8/#10 stone fly shucks on rocks.  We worked poppers and #10 orange stimulators.  We found bass in the slower sections of the rivers away from heavy riffles.  Big back eddies and tail outs of long slow pools.  Also, in some pretty skinny water were there was any wood or rock.  We had well over a dozen fish eat the fly and the these river bass really put a bend in the rod.  The weather change has been great and with the cooling nights the main stems of the Lamoille and Winooski are coming back online.  Lots of grasshoppers in fields so do not rule out a hopper patter dead drifted and twitched on trout and bass.  Off for a late morning bass trip today.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. have fun, Willy