Hi folks, Guided with the boat yesterday on the lower Lamoille where it forms a lake. All sorts of fish to be caught, though our target was smallmouth bass and walleye. Awful hot and humid out there. We got on the water very early to avoid the big sun. Surface temperature at 6:00am was 72 degrees with a steady south wind. We landed two smallmouth bass off the get go on a storm fire tiger chug bug, but then the top water bite tailed off. We resorted to fishing 4" and 5" Senkos on 1/0 red worm hooks in green flake with pretty good results. Landed all in all 8 smallmouth, no monsters, several rock bass, 1 short walleye, and a massive 8lb Bow Fin. We focused on big eddies and the slow seems off the main current. Lots of rock for cover for the fish where we cast. The Bow Fin, a prehistoric fish, was incredible. I did not know they lived in this body of water as I had only caught them previously in Lake Champlain. Let me tell you that these fish fight! It took us several minutes to land as it pulled the bow of my 16" Grumman around. My client did an excellent job fighting this fish on 6lb test and we got lucky that its razor sharp teeth did not break us off. The Bow Fin ate a Senko. Not the easiest fish to handle for photos. Notice the bend in the net handle. I could not get my hand around the top of its head. Pretty exciting. In the afternoon I did a little exploring and checked out a small Lamoille tributary that was 72 degrees at 6:00pm. Trout fishing for the most part is on hold until things cool off. Small mountain streams will be the best option as well as smallmouth fishing early and late in the day. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
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