Hi Folks, Been enjoying the early morning fly fishing for trout with my guests the last few days. Water temperatures are still between 61 and 63 degrees. The main stem of the Lamoille was 63 at 6am yesterday. Water levels are still up and it looks like they will be climbing with the afternoon thunderstorms today. I cancelled my afternoon trip, It is not worth taking a chance on the water holding a graphite rod in the air when there is lightening in the area!!! We nymphed the Lamoille yesterday and we worked for the 3 trout we landed. 2 of the fish were wild and the third was a stocked rainbow. We nymphed heavy water with lots of cover and stability. All of the 7 trout that ate our fly were holding in stable riffles to pools. Once again a #16 olive caddis pupa off a #10 black double tungsten stone fly nymph was the most consistent set up. This morning we fished a river that is influenced by a reservoir. A high percentage of the fish whether they be trout or smallmout bass to several bait fish come and go from. This river has very few stable bottom pools and not a lot of bug activity. Where there are riffles to pools with cover, many of the stocked trout hold in these areas. This morning the tactic was to dead drift big dry flies. A #10 orange bodied stimulator and /#12 foam yellow sally pattern drew lots of interest. We landed 5 fish and had another 5 eat the fly off the surface. Once again as the sun rose the fishing slowed around 9am. I'm pretty tickled that the trout fishing has bee so good for July in the larger rivers, Typically this time of year the water is too warm and the trout fishing moves to small brooks. So, fish the habitat and good things happen. You do not need to always see rising fish or a hatch to get trout to eat off the top. Vermont trout streams are a testament to that time and time again. Running the boat in the morning for bass. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
