Hi Folks, Too darn hot! Had the pleasure of guiding the Lamoille early am and a trib. of the river in the pm. Water temperatures have really spiked. Unusually hot with low water has really warmed up our rivers and brooks. The main stem of the Lamoille this morning was 64 degrees and the trib. I was on tonight was 68 to 69 degrees. Pretty warm for this time of the year. Yet, the trout fishing is still pretty decent. Saw a really nice hatch of #14 caddis the last two mornings on the Lamoille. You could see the fish rising just in the surface film eating emerging bugs. Still been a few large #10 March Brown Duns in the morning as well as #14 Grey Fox spinner. The trout that I have observed eating near the surface are oriented to the caddis. We landed a beauty of a measured 16" wild bow on a #10 Red Fox Squirrel nymph. We were tight line swinging it. Also, landed another 5 wild rainbows on a #14 George Slaughter Style green caddis pupa. Had several fish rise on a #16 green soft hackle that was the dropper off a x-caddis. Don't care what anyone says, wild trout are the way to go. They fight so much better than stocked fish and are truly beautiful. Tonight spent the evening on nice small stream with all 3 species. We landed 7 small native brook trout and 1 wild brown. Lost a decent brown trout and hooked another nice fish on #16 sulphur dun at dark. There were a number of #14 yellow sallies hatching throughout the afternoon. Saw some caddis activity, but mostly egg layers at dusk, and then suphurs at dark. Found a good rising fish and after few casts hooked and lost it after it made a run. Exciting way to conclude the day. We need rain. Off to chase bass in am and small streaming it in the pm. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
