Hi Folks, Ran the drift boat yesterday down the Winooki in the early am. Just enough water to float with the levels still well below the seasonal average flow. Water temperature was 67 degrees at 6am. Saw a number of #18 black caddis on the trees along the banks as well as sporadic hatching #16 olive bodied caddis . A decent hatch of #14 dorothea sulphurs. The fly of the of the day was a #14 pheasant tail nymph that had a purple rib wrapped through it. It was given the name purple haze by us and we had it as a dropper off a #8 black wooly bugger under an indicator. We landed 12 nice trout including a beauty of a wild brown on a deep water gorge section. There were a few fish rising in the early morning but we caught and hooked every fish nymphing. The boat is nice on the Winooski because there is more than an ample water to float as well as several sections that cant be reached by a wading angler. Nice morning of trout fishing. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
