Vermont Fishing Conditions Report

Willy Dietrich of Catamount Fishing Adventures blogs on the conditions of the waters in the Stowe, Vermont vicinity and discusses weather, water temps, what’s biting, and what they used for flies, if you want Willy to take you fly fishing this season, book a trip now, or read about recent trips here.

A Very Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

Hi Folks, The fishing has been really good. This last weekend was a lot of fun on the water. I mixed up the guiding with float trips, motorboat trips, and wade fly fishing. I am one of the few people who enjoy cool damp weather. On the river front, water temperatures...

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Game On!

Hi Folks, One great thing about spring fishing is that the conditions improve daily. In essence, the water slowly but surely warms up and the fish become more active and aggressive. Guided the upper Winooski yesterday and the Lamoille the previous day. Water temps. in...

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The big spring tease

Hi Folks, Back from out west and visiting family. Being vaccinated has been refreshing and liberating. Back to the chasing Vermont fish with clients. The fishing has been slow for me thus far in Vermont. Water is a bit cold  and the wind has been blowing. The rain has...

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Hi Folks, Funny how I was guiding on the boat two days a go and this morning there is almost 6” of snow on the ground. Poor man’s fertilizer is what we call spring snow. Any precipitation is welcomed as our rivers and lakes are low. The guiding season has started...

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