Sunday, June 7, 2015

changing directions

Hi Folks, Pretty crazy weather change from Friday to Saturday.  I guided a family program Friday and fly fished with a guest yesterday.  It went from warm and a bit humid to wet and cold over night.  Had to cover certain plant in the vegetable garden last night.  The fishing on Friday was very good.  Water temperature was 62 degrees under over cast skies.  We caught all sots of fish from the bank of a local lake.  Rainbow trout, perch, suckers, sunfish, and bullhead all were landed.  Kept it pretty simple with beetle spins and lures.  The Lamoille on Friday was on the mark with trout rising to blind fished dry flies.  Large #12 Ausable Wulffs had the interest of the stocked trout as they pounded the dry fly.  I was looking forward to fishing the Lamoille Saturday morning with my client prior to the big heavy rain we received in Stowe Friday night.  The big rivers are once again unfishabale for a few days as their levels went up significantly. We fished a small tributary of the Winooski that was high but clear.  We landed brook trout including a nice 10" male.  We worked for the half a dozen fish that came to the #10 Ausable Wulff, but we had to in the high water.  The water temperature was a chilly 52 degrees.  All of the trout were holding in the soft water off the man current or in the tail outs of some of the larger pool. No luke nymphing yesterday morning but it is not all bad when the fish only eat dry flies.  Off to chase river trout again this morning and will be fishing smaller water.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy