Hi Folks, Had a heck of a day guiding the Winooski yesterday morning. Pretty chilly start to the day and the water temperature was a cool 45 degrees. The water is still low and we need rain. Not much for bugs in the morning and I only saw fish randomly rise all morning. We nymph fished with a #14 olive caddis pupa and a #20 BWO dropper under an indicator. We also tight lined a #8 black leech pattern with #20 BWO dropper. We landed 6 fish with one being a wild trout the and the rest hatchery products. We were fortunate enough to land 3 20" rainbows. The first two fish fought like crazy and the last fish laid down and came to the net. Two of the trout ate the small nymph while the last one consumed the leech pattern. These big fish were trout that appeared to have migrated up the Winooski from the petting zoo in Waterbury. All of our nymphing was in slow pools within the foam line. We had to adjust the indicator a bit to get the correct drift. About a week left in the trout season. Should be pretty decent with the weather really not cooling off significantly. I have 2 scheduled trips left and then off to hunt. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
