Friday, May 29, 2015

Warming up and late day risers

Hi Folks, Guided a young aspiring fly angler today on the Lamoille.  Water is awful low and warm for May 29.  Reminds me of July conditions except the fact that we have spring hatches!  Really warm weather for May.  Started the afternoon on a stretch of the Lamoille that was 72 degrees.  Ouch!!!!  So we did a casting clinic and went and found some cooler water.  Nice hatch of #14 Sulphurs and #16 olive bodied caddis, along with #12 March Brown spinners to boot.  Once the light got the low, the trout began to look up.  I love dry fly fishing.  Rather do that and guide it than ever swing streamers or drift nymphs.  My young angler today caught his first wild trout on a fly rod today with a dry fly, fantastic. The fly of the afternoon was a Catskill style tied #14 sulphur.  We landed 5 wild rainbows between 7" and 12" and missed 2 fish.  We did catch two of the trout with the fly drowned, though it was still drifting naturally in the current.  My suspicion is the trout were keyed in to the emerger.  All good jumping rainbows and fun on a 4wt.  Well, we need rain and some cooler weathe would be nice.  Off to chase pike and bass in the morning and trout in the afternoon.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy