Sunday, August 25, 2013

Not a cloud in the sky

Hi folks, Guided a small Lamoille tributary yesterday for native brook trout.  Beautiful sunny day with blue bird skies.  Water temperature was 61 degrees and the level was low and clear.  The spook factor was in full effect and moving slowly and fishing up stream was important.  Get in the brook and cast directly up stream to help avoid over hanging tree limbs and not give away your position to the fish.  We had over a dozen brookies eat our dry fly.  We cast a #14 foam ant on 7' 3wt. rod.  We landed some really nice looking brook trout that are starting to get colored up pretty nicely in anticipation of spawning here in a short while.  Almost all of our trout came out of deeper primary pools and not secondary water.  Off to fish the big water this morning.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy