Hi Folks, Spent a nice day guiding and fly fishing for small stream trout and still water smallmouth bass fishing. On the trout front, the water is wicker low and we really need rain. The spook factor is in full effect with the low clear water. The water temperature of the brook was 59 degrees. We worked up stream with a variety of dry flies. The smaller patterns were the most productive with a #16 x-caddis catching a beautiful wild 12" brown trout and a 10" plus native male brook trout. We landed half a dozen brook trout on a #16 yellow bodied Humpy. Due to the low water the fish were really holding tight to cover (i.e. large rocks). Large pools seemed futile to fish in as the trout would get tight with the fly line flying over head each time you attempted to land the dry in the water. Still a good morning with challenges and rain is really needed. In the afternoon, went smallmouth fly fishing in a canoe on a body of water where the level can fluctuate. The water was being dropped as we were fishing and it seemed to move the bass around a bit. I think they were re-orientating themselves with the new water levels. We landed 6 really nice smallmouth with the largest fish pressing 4 plus pounds. Lost and missed another 6 fish. The flies of the afternoon were a deer hair mouse, #6 black hula popper fly, and #6 bright orange popper, and a #8 frog popper. We found smallmouth in a variety of places and did not appear to be a pattern. Looks like summer for the next few days. Get on the water early and often. Off to chase small stream trout. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
