Hi Folks, Been awful hot the last few days. Feels like July and not the end of September. All the same the trout fishing is still decent. The water is low and we need rain big time. Water temperature on the Winooski yesterday was 68 degrees. That is probably about 10 degrees warmer than it should for this time of the year. Lots of bug activity still, just now all happening right in the last hour and half of light. I floated with clients yesterday down the Winooski and the fishing was fairly slow until the last hour. Big bright sun is not a friend of any trout. We had 11 fish come to the fly and landed 3 trout. All rainbows sipping spent #12 Isonychia spinners. A few #20 BWOs coming off but no fish responding to the small bug. Really subtle rise forms and if you did not observe closely, you would have thought they were chubs eating off the top. I could see the crimson gill plate of the trout from my vantage point in the boat rolling on the spent bugs. We cast a grey bodied parachute and it was imperative to place the cast into the feeding lane. Good fun and required some patience, then again doesnt all fishing require patience? Off to fly fish for trout. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
