Hi Folks, Guided a spin trip for smallmouth in a local river yesterday morning and then went fly fishing myself for trout. Nice to see rain and I did not mind getting wet. Still need more rain but anything at this point is good. Nights have been cool and water temps. are dropping. The smallmouth river was 67 degrees and the small stream I fly fished was 59 degrees. Good steady wind yesterday. We landed 4 smallmouth using 3" crawfish Senkos. Most of the takes were subtle and we missed a few fish due to the wind and our inability to be able to watch the line in the drift. Tricky when the line is being blown around and you get a visual on it when the fish are picking up the rubber. All of the fish were in deeper pools in and around large rocks and downed wood. The trout fishing was pretty darn good. Worked a few holes looking for a large brown trout. Caught 5 brook trout with the largest being 10" and 1 wild brown that was 12". Caught the fish on a #12 orange bodied stimulator with a #18 pheasant tail dropper nymph. The brown and larger brook trout ate the dropper nymph. Fun in clear water watching trout come to the fly. Polarized glasses are really helpful. Coming into my favorite time of the year to fish. Chasing trout the next few days. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
