Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Big fly little trout, tiny fly big trout

Hi Folks, Spent yesterday morning fly fishing on a Winooski tributary for native brook trout and wild brown trout.  Water temperature was 60 degrees and the water is low.  We really need rain.  Still warm and muggy with somewhat cool nights.  Maybe some rain on Friday.  Worked a dry dropper rig with a #12 Ausable Wulff and a #18 BWO dropper.  Interestingly enough of the 7 landed brook trout and 1 brown trout, all of the big fish ate the dropper nymph and the smaller fish ate the dry fly.  The trout were aggressive as I located fish in every spot the fly was cast.  The takes on the dropper looked like a rising fish as the trout exploded onto the surface as they came up on the tiny dropper.  All of the trout were in full on spawning colors.  Love this time of year for fly fishing.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  have fun, Willy