Lit up like a Christmas Tree

by | Jun 15, 2020

Hi Folks, The dry fly fishing has been outstanding on the Winooski the couple of nights. I have just floated my drift boat the last 5 days. The water is low and we really need sustained rain. The boat is great for lining up on rising trout in the big water of the...

Wind, water, and trout

by | Jun 12, 2020

Hi Folks, Great time to be on the water pursuing trout with the fly. Water temps. on the Winooski and Lamoille have been hovering between 63 and 66 degrees. I have been floating my drift boat with guests on both rivers. Not a lot of people fishing. The water levels...

Oh the last hour of light

by | Jun 8, 2020

Hi Folks, The fishing was really good last night. Specifically the last hour of light and into dark. The Lamoille was 64 degrees. With the cold air temps. last night the river will cool off even more. Sulphurs were hatching everywhere last night. The #14 Ephemerella...

Floating down a river

by | Jun 6, 2020

Hi Folks, The trout fishing over the last week has been steady. I have been guiding the Lamoille wading and floating my drift boat. Water temperatures cooled off to the low to mid sixties. The water temp. was 65 late afternoon on Thursday.  It seems like Deja Vu all...

Out with the old in with the new

by | Jun 2, 2020

Hi Folks, I am happy to move the fly fishing business into June. I found May fishing to be very inconsistent. Pretty much how our weather was with snow to summer heat back to a Fall like temperatures. The fly fishing for landlocked salmon and steelhead in rivers was...