Bony drift with stone flies

Hi Folks, Ran an all day float on the lower Lamoille yesterday chasing river smallmouth bass.  Finally received some much needed rain.  We could use another soaker. Along with the rain, arrived a cold front.  Good with cooler nights and a bit of water in our rivers can only make the fishing more productive.  Water temperature was 71 degrees.  A fair amount of #8 to #12 golden stone flies hatching.  Lots of shucks on large rocks as well as some winged adults.  You generally do not see the winged adults as they are hatching because it is most often a night time occurrence.  I think yesterday with the cool wet conditions and low light we were able to witness the large bug hatching.  The fishing was pretty good as landed well over 20 smallmouth, 2 walleyes, and numerous fall fish on the fly.  We mixed up fly selections between surface and sub surface patterns.  We did get a few top water takes, but most of our fish ate either a #6 olive sculpin pattern, a #6 black bitch creek, and a #8 cone headed black wooly bugger.  I have to believe that we cast to many fish that have never seen a fly.   It was hard to develop a pattern as the fish seemed to spread through out the river and not necessrily in ther summer haunts.  Post spawn mode and a time of transiton. We floated river that I am not sure anyone has ever taken a drift boat down.  Pretty wild experience as we were in some pretty tricky water for rowing with all of the large rocks and boulders.  I know that a fiberglass or metal boat would have been banged up going through this water.  Running the motor boat tomorrow for smallmouth.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy