Hi Folks, Guided on the Lamoille yesterday afternoon under bright sunny skies. Water level is perfect for fishing currently with the flow right around the seasonal flow level. Water temperature was 55 degrees. Lots of junk in the water with leaves coming off the trees daily. We nymph fished initially but spent most of the afternoon casting to fussy rising trout. We did land right off the get go a really nice 15" male rainbow that about jumped in my clients waders. Nice fish that fought very hard after eating a #14 rubber legged copper john nymph. We located some very nice rising fish in slow deep pools that were littered with big in stream rocks and boulders. Some really good pushes of water and the trout appeared to be moving around while eating. Swimming back and forth in the pools sipping in bugs. The rising activity got better as the light became lower and the rise forms were more steady. The trout were not easy to catch. We were casting #20 dry flies with a grey bodied compara dun and a #20 olive quill bodied emerger and then a #18 BWO spinner. There were #20 BWO duns emerging as well as spinners landing back on the water. Long accurate casting with good drag free drifts were important. We landed 4 nice wild rainbows that all fought really well. I will chasing trout over the next few days. Might as well enjoy the beautiful weather and fishing while we can. The season goes until Halloween. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
