Hi Folks, Spectacular out on the water this morning. Nice after a few days of steady rain which we did really need. My clients were treated to an excellent morning of smallmouth bass fishing. Dead calm at 5:30am and heavy fog which burned off around 7:00am. Surface temperature was 69 degrees in the lake we fished. It was ideal conditions for surface fishing. We cast over dead wood and boulders in 10' of water and watched smallies come to the poppers. Fire tiger was the color and a storm chug bug was very effective. The key component was letting the surface lure sit still for half minute. Slight twitches provoked some very aggressive strikes. The bass got air born today. Lots of jumpers. When the sun poked its head out we moved to deeper water on shadey shorelines. Flipping 5" green Senkos with red flakes out performed crawfish colored ones. We landed over a dozen bass with some nice 2lb to 3lb fish coming to the boat. Off to fish bass again this afternoon. Keep your thermometer handy in the big trout water as I suspect the Lamoille and Winooski are too warm. The Winooski was still pretty dirty yesterday and the level was way up. The Lamoille was high and dropping and a little off colored. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
