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.

Bass, small water, and wild trout

Hi Folks, July fishing is off to a good start. I have been on the water daily guiding clients for smallmouth bass and small stream trout. Our rivers and lake levels are low. We could really use some sustained rain. Luckily air temperatures have been cool and water...

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Good June

Hi Folks, Concluding a strong month on the water. June is a fun month as a variety of species are readily available to anglers. Easily, my favorite month to fish trout in our rivers. The trout fishing has been pretty consistent. Water temperatures on the Lamoille and...

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Nice cool down

Hi Folks, Nice to see the weather change. Our river temperatures were beginning to creep into an uncomfortable range for river trout. The Lamoille and Winooski water temps. were 68 degrees as of Friday afternoon. With cooler nights the water temps have dropped...

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Caddis

Hi Folks, The trout fishing has been pretty decent this last week. Nice water temperatures. I have recorded water temps. between 59 and 63 degrees. Nice cool nights have contributed to the water temperature. We did receive a lot of rain mid week which stuffed our...

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Mixing it up

Hi Folks, Interesting time of year to be a fishing guide. Lots of opportunities for fishing. June is a month where an angler can fish for everything that swims in Vermont. Whether you want to wade a stream, cast from a bass boat, or troll our deep water lakes, there...

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