Saturday, June 21, 2014

feels like fall

Hi folks, Chased trout on the Lamoille with clients yesterday morning.  Pretty chilly out there with a nice cold front pushing in from up north.  Water temperature was 62 degrees and the level was just slightly above the seasonal average.  Decent hatch of #16 tan bodied caddis yesterday morning and we actually found a rising trout.  We got the fish to eat a #16 burnt orange The Usual.  The rainbow made a nice jump prior to being netted.  We landed the rst of our fish nymphing with a #14 red thread tungsten prince nymph with a #16 caddis pupa dropper.  We caught 5 rainbows with 4 being wild fish and 1 a stocked trout.  In addition, we landed a nice 10" brook trout.  Pretty unusual in this section the Lamoille.  By mid morning the wind really picked up out the north/northwest with the bright sun and the trout fishing slowed down.  Certainly time to start fishing lakes for all of the burrowing may flies, most noticeable being the Hexagenia. I am off to fish smallmouth bass.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy