Hi Folks, Guided the upper Winooski yesterday afternoon with the fly rods. Nice fishing conditions with calm over cast conditions. The water level and flow was at the seasonal average with the water temperature holding at 60 degrees. We found rising fish yesterday afternoon. A number of hatching insects from #18 caddis to #14 grey bodied may fly and a small #20 olive may fly. We had trout eat a #18 Henryville special and a #14 foam ant. It was interesting that on one pool we had half a dozen fish rising who all of sudden stopped rising. We were drifting a double rig of the foam ant with a #18 pheasant tail when we saw the shape of a very large trout emerge under our rig and eat the nymph. 5 minutes later we landed the large 18" male brown trout. Epic battle. Love fall fishing and especially when you can catch a big trout on a little fly. I rather catch the big boy on a small fly than swing a streamer for them. Looks like nice weather for the next few days and the trout fishing will remain steady. Nice fishing afternoon and I am going to do it all over again today. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
