Hi Folks, Hard to believe that you can ever complain about being too hot i Vermont considering how our winters are in Stowe, but yesterday was too hot. Ran a trip in the morning and the afternoon chasing smallmouth bass. Spin and fly fished from my boat and wading. Found the warmest water temperatures of the season yesterday with the lower Lamoille pressing 79 degrees and the lake I was on was 77 degrees at 6:15am. Warm water like that even makes the bass a bit sluggish. The top water bite was not happening. I think the fish did not want to rise to eat due to the warm water temperatures. Great spinner fall of #10 Epherons last night with bugs everywhere and the only fish rising were Fall Fish. Still the bass fishing yesterday was very good. On the lake front we got landed 7 smallmouth fishing 5" Senkos in and around milofil beds in 15' to 20' of water. In the the river we landed 16 smallmouth swinging a #6 red cone head olive bunny bugger into large pools. There was a percentage of fish holding in the heavier water due to the warmer than average water temperatures. Off to chase smallmouth again this morning. We old use some rain and a cool down. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
