HiFolks, Ran the motorboat yesterday with guests in pursuit of smallmouth bass with spin gear. Nice calm morning of still water fishing with on and off showers. We had the place to ourselves as we got on the water very early. Water temperature was 69 degrees. The water color was slightly off with the recent rain. Really nice weather pattern currently for fishing with cool nights and damp weather. Our rivers have a little bit of water in them now, but we could still use more precipitation. Fishing yesterday morning was steady. We attempted to get fish to eat off the surface initially and also cast shallow running crank baits with little success. We slowed things down with 5" crawfish colored Senkos and Watermelon Red Magic 5" Senkos. We landed 10 smallies and lost another half a dozen at least. Most of the bass were located in 12' to 15' of water off big rocky points. Lots of subtle takes and line control was essential. Pretty nice having good fishing on a huge body of water and being all by yourself. Love Vermont! Will be guiding trout this afternoon. Hopefully we will see a few #10 Brown Drakes and some #14/#16 sulphurs. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
