Moving in the direction of winter

by | Jan 11, 2024

Hi Folks, Slowly but surely winter is attempting to show her face. The ice has been slow to form. I have been able to fish one lake that now has 10” of good black ice was several inches of slush on top of that. Many lakes and ponds are still not safe to ice fish. It...

Back in the saddle

by | Dec 28, 2023

Hi Folks, Back on the hardwater! What a crazy start to winter. Lots of early snow and cold temperatures. Then in a few days, everything went to “Hell in Handbasket.” Still a select few bodies of water have safe ice. The smaller lakes and ponds that are not  very deep,...

Fabulous Foliage Fly Fishing

by | Oct 13, 2023

Hi Folks, The river trout fishing with the fly rods has been exceptionally good. Some of the best Foliage  fishing I can remember in a number of years. Guiding daily has been a lot of fun. Pretty much seeing rising fish daily. We had a little weather blip last weekend...

Spectacular September

by | Sep 29, 2023

Hi Folks, I can’t remember a more productive September in 28 years of guiding for trout in Vermont. The stream fishing for wild trout has been spectacular. The high water levels have really benefitted our fish. Plus water temperatures have remained cool. Very...

A fine time

by | Sep 12, 2023

Hi Folks, September if off to a fine start. The fishing has been very steady. Last week’s hot streak has kept water temperatures up in our lakes. The lake I guided yesterday was 70 degrees on the surface. Nice temperature for surface fishing for smallmouth. I have...