Early and Late

Hi Folks, Ran two trips yesterday with a morning adventure on my boat and and afternoon of wading the Lamoille for trout.  The surface temperature in the morning on the lake's surface was 71 degrees.  Pretty calm initially with a slight south breeze as the morning progressed.  We caught two bass on our first two casts of the day.  A largemouth and then a smallmouth.  Hooked each fish on the same milfoil bed.  The top water fishing was really good for the first couple hours of the day.  We worked a frog pattern Heddon Tiny Torpedo.  We would cast it over the weed beds and work it back to the edge where the fish were crushing it.  Some really good takes.  We had well over a dozen fish come to the surface presentation.  A combination of healthy, strong fighting smallies and largemouth.  Once again on top water fish for bass, patience on the hook set.  Have to let the fish eat the lure/fly prior to striking. Once the top water bite subsided we resorted to finesse fishing with a 5" Senko.  Picked off a few bass with the rubber, but I always find it tough sub surface fishing after a solid morning of top water action.  We did get a couple of slimy pickerel to eat the rubber.  My client loved it as it brought back child hood memories of tugging on the toothy critters.  Managed to not get bit off by the pickerel as every hook was right in the top of the mouth.  My afternoon trip was to the Lamoille which was almost 3 times it average seasonal flow.  A spring level with good clarity.  Water temperature was 67 degrees at 6:30pm.    The fishing was really slow until 7:00pm and then we caught 5 rainbows.  3 stocked fish and 2 hard pulling wild bows.  It appeared that the fihs were hunkered down in deep primary pools and moved into the riffles at dusk.  Of course, there was a few #18 micro caddis hatching to assist in turning on the trout.  Saw a lot of #12/#14 Isonychia shucks on rocks and a few #20 BWO's hatching.  Only saw a some sporadic rising. Tons of hoppers in fields.  Can't go wrong with a hopper dropper combo right now.  My choice for the dropper nymph would be an #16/#18 olive caddis pupa or a soft hackle in yellow or green or even with a peacock herl body.  Looks like a hot spell is on us again so big water trout fishing will be out.  Small streams and smallmouth fishng are in order.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy