Hi Folks, Been a fun filled week of guiding young people river fishing. Nothing better than getting teenagers and kids interested in the great out doors and fishing. Big cold front arrived Thursday night dropping air temperatures and water temperatures significantly. The Lamoille received a good amount of rain this week and the river is now in decent shape to fish. Its tributaries are in perfect shape. The river I guided the last two days was 68 degrees yesterday morning and 72 degrees on Thursday afternoon. A lot of morning fog currently as the nights really cool off. Fishing times will begin to shift to mid day and late afternoon if the weather continues to cool off. For bugs I am still seeing fresh #6-#10 stone fly shucks on rocks, lots and lots of cased caddis on tops of rocks in riffles. #18 tan/yellow bodied caddis, #12 Isonychia shucks, some tiny #18-#20 BWOs, #22-#24 Tricos, and lots of terrestrials from hoppers to ants to beetles. Bass fishing was decent the last two days. We worked for fish as cold fronts always slow them down a bit. The incredible edible Senko in 4" motor oil has been been consistent. A dead drifted #8 bead headed black wooly bugger has also worked well. Still need rain. I will be putting a full day today chasing smallmouth in a lake. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
