Hi Folks, Been on the trout water the last couple of days floating the Lamoille last night and guiding a wade trip this morning. Still need some rain. Been really nice with the cool nights and beautiful summer days. The Lamoille was 63 last night and 59 degrees this morning at 5:30am. Looks like things will warm up a bit over the weekend so being on the water early or at dusk will be the way to go. There has been a number of insects hatching lately. Last night we saw a number of #6-#10 golden stone flies, to #10 brown drake, to #16 egg laying caddis, and ever present #14-#18 sulphurs. There was a good hatch of #14/#16 tan bodied caddis this morning that the trout were rising to gobble. The best fishing last night was with the dry fly. A #10 adams parachute, #12 royal wulff, #10 orange stimulator all produced surface takes from wild rainbows to stocked rainbows. We did nymph up a juvenile wild brown trout on #16 nymph. Missed a few fish with the good old #8 cone headed black wooly bugger. Fun floating in far as the amount of water you cover. The questions always is how long do you stay in one spot? With the Lamoille being a smaller stream and the levels low, it is interesting how the boat has to do be manipulated in order to prevent spooking fish. Good fun. This morning the fishing was pretty darn good. The fly of the morning was a #14 orange usual and a #14 x-caddis on the dry fly front. How fun is it to see a rising fish and cast to it with a good drift and get a take, magic! We nymph several nice trout of the get go with a #16 olive wire caddis pupa as a dropper of a #12 tungsten red threaded prince nymph. Fishing pressure has been light. Got to like it. Off to trout fish tomorrow early and late. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
