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 after 1.5” of rain. However […]

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 different than the last 3 years of drought and extreme heat. No […]

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 found as the water cools off the the […]

Hi Folks I have had a strong August of guiding. Mixing up the fishing between small water trout streams to lake and pond fishing for smallmouth and northern pike. We have expereinced a nice cool summer. The first time in awhile that I can remember no issues with way too warm of water temperatures in […]

Hi Folks Sometimes good things come from terrible situations. The rainy summer and flooding has caused many significant issues for communities throughout Vermont. Yet the volume of water and flows have created a terrific scenario for very productive small stream fly fishing. Small high elevation brooks come up quickly during heavy rain and also dro...

Hi Folks The fishing has been very good since the devastating floods a few weeks ago. My clients and I have been fly fishing for smallmouth bass and working small high elevation brooks. Water temperatures on the surface in the bass water has been between 74 and 79 degrees. We have been catching smallmouth and […]

Hi Folks It has been a crazy week in Vermont. Major flooding early in the week. Both the Winooski and Lamoille Rivers jumped their banks and reached flood stage. The flooding has brought havoc and destruction to many communities. I feel for all of the people who have lost their houses businesses and many personal […]

Hi Folks Well June is on the books. Pretty decent month of trout fishing. Lots of hatching insects and feeding fish. The weather has created some issues. We went from near drought conditions to a tropical rain forest. Stable weather in fishing is always preferred. The last couple of weeks the weather has been all […]

Hi Folks The trout fishing has been awfully good. June is prime time in Vermont to catch river trout with a fly rod. June is a time for abundant hatches and the water temperatures are typically ideal. The fishing has been best early morning and late day. Midday fishing is not extremely productive due to […]

Hi Folks It has been a good May on the water. The fishing has been consistent. However it is very dry and we really need rain. Currently the big blue skies and hot sunny weather is making the fishing tricky. The best time on the water has been early or late day. Our rivers are […]

Hi Folks The river fishing is dynamite right now! Water temperatures are high fifties in the Lamoille watershed. Water levels are low. We need some steady rain. Even with the showers last night everything is pretty dry. Our rivers are stocked and the hatchery fish are particularly greedy. The rising activity the last couple of […]

Hi Folks Been windy in Vermont for the last 10 days. Blowing steady between 10 to 20mph. Plus big bright sunny skies. Not ideal fishing conditions. Water temperatures have been steadily rising. Though things will cool off with the arrival of a cold front today. With the wind and sun it is pretty dry. We […]