Hi Folks, A little rain currently failing from the sky, we really need it. Our rivers are super low for this time of the year. The water level is and will impact the trout fishing. Let it rain. With the low water and hot days the temperatures have been climbing. The Lamoille and Winooski have both climbed into the upper sixties. Luckily we have been experiencing cold nights that have helped keep temperatures down. Plus today is cool and damp. I have been guiding both the Lamoille and Winooski this week. Rising activity has been an early morning and dusk event. The trout in the morning have been on a #16 cinnamon bodied caddis and in evening #16 Sulphur duns and spinners. With the low water the trout have been a bit fussy. Good casts and drifts have been necessary in order to prompt a response. We have had success drifting a #16 foam caddis, a #16 olive hare and copper, a #14 Rusty Spinner. A rubber legged olive bugger has worked well dead drifted and worked slowly along the bottom. The trout have been either holding in the deepest parts of big pools or up in the heavy riffles when the caddis have been hatching. Small stream trout fishing is now a great option as the big rivers become more tricky. I will be chasing trout the next few days. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
