Hi Folks, Well after a couple of lost days to big rain, the catfish was back at guiding today from the boat. Thursday night into Friday brought substantial rain. All of the big rivers are still blown out. Coming down and hopefully no significant rain for a bit. Small streams are high but clear. You could fish them successfully right now with a fly rod. Air temperatures have cooled back down after a few days of hot humid weather. Currently we are experiencing nice cool nights in the 50's which will keep the trout fishing good. I ran the boat today with aspiring anglers. The lake we visited was really high and bit off colored. I had to pay attention to all of the debris floating in the lake when we were moving in my boat. The surface temperature was 72 degrees. It dead flat calm at 5;15am. The wind started to blow by mid morning. Did see a few trout rising in the first couple of hours of the morning, but I have no idea as to what they were eating. We could not get a fish to come to the surface, so we gave them so rubber. A 5" green Senko with red flakes was pretty consistent. We caught most of our fish in less than 12' of water. Of the 15 smallmouth we landed, most were in the 1lb to 1.25lb class with one good 2lb smallie. It was interesting that a lot of takes were pretty subtle and the fish would pick up the rubber and swim towards the boat. You had to really watch the line and stay on the reel. Hard bottom with boulders and wood were the key ingredient for holding water. A lot of fun being part of an individuals first real fishing experiencing and watching them improve their skill as the morning progressed. Back into the trout world tomorrow. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
