Hi Folks, Guided on the upper Winooski yesterday afternoon with the fly rods. My clients got to enjoy a beautiful sunny fall day. Water temperature was 62 degrees and the flows were at their seasonal average. A little bit of debris in the river like leaves and sticks which will happen this time of the year. We caught 16 trout yesterday including all 3 species with 2 almost 10" male brook trout that were colored up nicely and 2 wild brown trout. The rest were rainbows. We missed another half a dozen fish. All of our fish were between 8" and 14". Jumping rainbows and browns. Tons of cased caddis on tops of rocks that have been hatching and will hatch any day. A size #14/#16 bug. We took all our fish nymphing with double rigs of #16 olive caddis and a #18 peacock soft hackle as well as a #14 prince with a #18 olive wire caddis. Most of the takes were dead drifting the flies. We had to be thorough with our presentations due to the bright sun. I do not think the fish wanted to move far to eat because of the lower water with bright conditions. We found a lot of fish in heavy riffles and plunges. Nice afternoon on the water and I expect the trout fishing to only stay consistent. Off to chase trout on the Lamoille today. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
