Broken Record Player

Hi folks, Guided several anglers yesterday on the upper Winooski yesterday for trout with the fly rods.  I know I am starting to sound like a broken record player, but the trout fishing was really good once again.  Incredible for August.  I would say that we experience these types of river fishing conditions in August maybe once every ten years.  Good morning for fishing with overcast skies and eventually some rain.  River flows were just slightly above the seasonal average flow and the temperature was 62 degrees.  Not a bad hatch of #16 olive bodied caddis with a few #18/#20 tan bodied micro caddis and even a few #20 olives.  There was some sporadic rising activity and we were able to get the fish to eat a #16 peacock caddis and a #16 Henryville Special.  We also had success drifting double nymphs under an indicator with a combination of a #14 tungsten red thread prince nymph with a #18 olive caddis pupa.  We hooked and caught fish everywhere we worked mostly tugging on the typical 7" to 12" wild rainbows.  A couple of larger rainbows were caught and the fish of the day was a very big brown trout we lost at our feet.  A real bruiser that buried his head down and puckered my clients bamboo rod in half.  A good old country club release.  Fishing should remain good for trout as water temperatures and levels will maintain.  I am off to chase smallmouth bass today.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy