Friday, August 1, 2014
Getting them to eat
Hi Folks, Spent a nice day on a small Lamoille tributary fly fishing for trout with a client. Water temperature was 59 degrees and the water level was perfect. I have been seeing a few #22 Tricos hatching early the morning with late morning spinner falls. Not really any fish responding. Lots of #8/#12 stone fly shucks all over the rocks. We fished a little 2wt. with an #14 orange stimulator and a short 4wt. with a #12 double tungsten stone fly under an indicator. We had 17 trout come to the fly and we managed to land 5 fish yesterday before the thunder set in. Several nice wild brown trout along with brookies. Missed a couple of good rainbows. We fished a stream with heavy pocket water and line control and management was important for getting a good drift and striking the fish. We covered a fair amount of water as I like to walk on small streams. I am off to river fish for smallmouth this morning. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have fun, Willy