Hi Folks, Most of the month of July and August are spent guiding on small streams for trout or chasing smallmouth bass on bigger water.  It’s a nice mix in two totally different environments. Smallmouth bass are without question one of my favorite species to pursue in...

Hi Folks, It appears that the weather has finally stabilized and with it the water levels have settled. Pretty nice Vermont summer with cool evenings and beautiful cool low humidity days. Of course, there have been a few weather blips with periods of high humidity and...

Hi Folks, in my opinion the month of June is the finest month of the year to fly fish for Vermont river trout. Our river levels have come down after a really wet May and early June. Water temperatures are perfect ranging from 56 degrees to 62 degrees. Lots of bugs...

Hi Folks, Fishing season is in full swing. It has been a cold spring. The water took awhile to warm up. The Lamoille was 61 degrees yesterday afternoon. A couple unusually warm days has heated the rivers up. Water levels are high currently. The clarity has improved...

We could not ask for a better winter. Lots of cold, thick ice, and snow pack. I’m finding 18” to 20” of black ice on lakes currently. Lake Champlain is totally frozen over for the first time in several years. There is a bit of snow pack on top of the ice. Sloppy...