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The 2008 season has come to an end. G.M.T. would like to thank all of those who fished with us this year as well as our customers that came in the shop. There are still winter fishing options around so consult a reg book or the vt fish and wildlife website. Our shop will be closed in Nov. so check back around Dec. for our winter hours. Have a good winter.

Oct 28th, 2008
I just returned from spending the better part of last week in N.E. PA and I had a chance to fish one of New Jersey’s finest trout streams…the South Branch of the Raritan River in Califon, NJ. Check out an article on the South Branch in the most recent issue of
Eastern Fly Fishing Magazine.
I had fished the SB with little success in the doldroms of winter quite a few years back and I’d really been wanting to go back and fish it again. I stopped into
Shannon’s Fly Shop right in downtown Califon, and these guys were extremely helpful. I chatted with Charlie about what was happnin’ in the Ken Lockwood Gorge stretch of the river (which was literally right across the street,) he recommended some flies, gave me some ideas for parking spots and off I went. Stop into Shannon’s if you’re ever in Califon and they’ll treat you right!
The fishing was humbling to say the least….tiny flies on light tippets is far from my comfort zone. I managed to drum up a few pretty lookin’ browns, but it was tough. The fish were very selective.
Looks like a snowy forecast no matter where you live tonight into tomorrow. Get those egg patterns tied up!


Oct 26th, 2008
We have gotten about 1 1/2 inches of rain overnight and area rivers are cranking right now. A pretty fatal blow with only 5 days left of trout season. Fishing yesterday was slow for us. Water temp on the Lamoille was 40 degrees and the wind was brutal with the storm approaching. We did see some fish rising out of range and spooked 1 other. Only 1 rainbow landed on a bugger. The rainfall has bumped water temps up a bit and the Winooski was 48 this morning. We have more wet weather forecasted in the form of snow/rain. Colder temps will prevail with highs in the 40's for most of the week.



Oct 20th, 2008
When I woke up yesterday morning to sub-freezing temps, the steelhead fever really was starting to set in. I'd really like to hook a steelhead on the spey rod this fall and the onset of cold weather that generally slows trout fishing down in VT is always the time that I really get the bug. I didn't expect to see rising fish on the Lamoille, so I just brought the spey rod out to practice my casting and swing some streamers. Of course when I got to the river, the fish were comfortably rising...cruising...sipping along the warmer shallows of the river. Worst possible scenario for a 13' 7 weight.
Needless to say, I shut most of the rising fish down with my, "lots of room for improvement" spey casts, but I did get a couple good solid bumps on the swing which felt real nice on the 2-hander. I'll be out again this evening doin' some more "practicing."
Give us a holler if you're planning on doing any Great Lakes fishing this fall/winter. We've got great deals on rods and reels right now and we can offer great advise on the GL fisheries.
We'll be doing floats throughout the fall, so give us a call to set one up!
Enjoy the last couple'a weeks of trout season and leave the spawners alone!

Oct 18th, 2008
Air temps have cooled off quite a bit and yet the surface feeding remains very good. Funny how 50 degree water in the fall can be great fishing but 50 degree water in the spring is a different story. Anyway, I got out for 1 hr after work on the Lamoille and was suprised to see so many BWO duns still on the water. The fish were rising steady until about 5:30 then it tapered off till dark. Got a new steelhead rod and was excited to try it out. I figured at that hour I would be swinging streamers. So there I was throwing big gear to rising fish with #20 biot BWO and a 12ft 5lb leader. You guessed it, hooked a very large bow that jumped and screemed all over the pool. Got him to my feet and didn't loosen the drag and broke him off. Some more LDR's and some missed stikes before it was all over. Only 2 weeks left so, grab your favorite soft action rod rod and get out and enjoy.


Oct 14th, 2008
The local fishing this week has been very good. Not many large fish caught but lots of wild bows on dries. In fact, this week has been by far the best surface action I have seen this season. Constant surface feeding every time we were on the water. Mostly between 1-4 p.m. The fly of the week for us has been #18 para-adams. We also a couple on #18 pheasant tail, #14 prince, and buggers. No doubt, we are beeing treated to some great late season conditions. The rest of the week looks the same with no major weather changes until the weekend when we will cool off to more seasonal temps.


Oct 11th, 2008
Another beautiful Fall day and, as soon as it warms up a bit, the fishing should turn on. The dry weather will be around for at least the weekend, as will the 60 degree highs, so keep on fishin!
The NEK salmon run appears to be seeing alot of traffic this year, and it was surprising to hear that there was a guide operation with a group of 12 or so anglers up there last week. That's a bit excessive. There's plenty of places to take a large group like that and a small stream with actively spawning fish is not one of them.
We've got open days and prime conditions for a float, so give us a shout. We'll get you away from the people and in front of the fish!

Oct. 8th, 2008
Nothing quite like bluebird skies, bright foliage and excellent fall fishing! It’s sad to think that trout season is coming to an end…but it’s definitely going out with a bang!
I’ve been firing up the wood stove this week and we had a pretty widespread frost last evening which hammered the last standing perennials in the garden. But a morning that started out just over the freezing mark will see temps top out around 60 degrees. Drastic warm ups like this can turn the fishing on in a big way. Scattered BWO’s were the only insects visually present yesterday, but the fish were slamming streamers. The brown trout are incredibly lit up right now in their spawning regalia. We floated over a couple’a fish yesterday that appeared to be sunning themselves. One of them appeared well over the 20” mark and bolted as we approached. Our raft makes for a stealthy approach and is the perfect rig for fishing our larger rivers. We float water that is unpressured and inhabited by some really nice fish. Join us for a float on the Star and see for yourself!


Oct 5th, 2008
Bbbrrrrrr….. A bit of a chill is in the air this morning and it doesn’t look like it’ll get much over 50 for at least the next couple’s days. The higher mountain summits got some flurries the other night and it was crazy to come into work and see a snow-capped mountain. Flows are receding nicely after last weeks rains ramped them up a bit and the fishing has been pretty darn good. I floated a couple guys in the rising flows on Thursday and the fish were definitely active. We also saw some pretty good bug activity ranging from tiny BWO’s to big ole’ Iso’s and most of the fish we hooked were right off the bank. We really didn’t come across any active bass to speak of, but the trout were definitely on the feed. Clousers and nymphs were the ticket of the day.
Mike is out guiding on foot today and I’ll be floatin’ some folks downtown tomorrow….and I may even be breaking out the gloves for this one! Check out news and events for ANR press release on Lamprey treatment in the Winooski River.


Oct 3rd, 2008
We got double the rain forecasted yesterday and we had just under an inch in total. River levels came up quite a bit but, held decent clarity. Chris was on the river throughout the rainy/raw weather and the fishing was actually pretty good throughout the rising flows. Fish were rising quite a bit until the flows peaked and they managed to hook a bunch of fish. Landing them in the heavy water proved to be a little tough but a couple came to net. Rivers are coming back down but, more rain is forecasted for Friday. This weekend will be raw and overcast with a slight chance of rain.


Oct 1st, 2008
We have recieved 1/4 in. of rain overnight and expect up to another 1/4 in. tonight. The rivers still look good, as of now, but there is a fair amount of leaves being washed downstream. Fished the Lamoille yesterday and the fishing was very good. Hatches were pretty strong mid-day consisting of Bwo's and Iso's with a couple of caddis around. The only fish we saw rise were in slow water or backeddies. Typical Bwo feeding where you see trout crusing with dorsal fins out of water. Never targeted them on dries because streamers were working well. When hatches picked up we threw nymphs but soon switched back to streamers. Streamers were working well but with the low water there were alot of follows w/out strikes. Trout just nosing the fly and following it for what seemed like forever. Some cooler temps are on the way with some Mtn. snow possible later this week. Air temps this week will be in the 50's mid-day. Get out and enjoy the rain, only 30 days of trout season left.



Sept 24th, 2008
Looks like the weather will take a turn this upcoming weekend after some very cold nights and some very sunny days. During the cold mornings we were not seeing many insects at all, until it would warm up a bit. The Lamoille on Monday was 54 degrees when we started fishing at 10:00 a.m. Then once it warmed up caddis and bwo's were around but high sun with no clouds did not make for the best fishing conditons. I fished with 2 very seasoned anglers who, despite tough conditions, managed to catch fish throughout the sunshine on Monday. All nice looking wild rainbows and 1 brown, which is always nice, just nothing to big. All of their fish were caught on small beadhead pheasant tail flashbacks and soft hackles under small indicators. Zero surface activity while we were on the water (6hrs.) This week we have seen mostly bwo's and caddis along with some yellow quills. There are still hoppers out and about on the banks and nearby fields. The p.m. seems to be best for dry fly fishing on the Lamoille right now. All that might change as we head into the weekend with a 50%-70% chance of showers from Friday into Sun with 1-2 inches expected. We are getting what we asked for so break out the streamers for the weekend into next week.

Sept 14th, 2008
Fishing this week has been slower than previous weeks for us and most we have talked to. Some here, some there but, nothing crazy. I have not seen much surface activity at all and when the fish were rising it was very sporatic. I was on the water for 6 hours on Fri and did not see 1 fish rise. Bwo's have been present at most times of the day and saw some spinners over riffles in the a.m. Some a.m. caddis around as well. Yesterday, was humid and some fying ants made a showing around Jeffersonville and parts of Stowe. Rain for Sunday and Monday and after that things look very nice into the weekend. Only 6 weeks left of fishing season so get out and enjoy.



Sept 8th, 2008
Looks like we will get hit with some strong storms tonight into Tuesday. Upwards of an inch of rain is expected with stong winds and hail. After that air temps will cool down considerably with possible frost in some areas.



Sept 6th, 2008
Just finished up 3 days with a nice couple from Florida. Yesterday and today caddis (tan #14) were active in select streches of water in the early a.m. and would disapear by 10:30 or so. Henryville specials and elk hair caddis were working up top and caddis puppa down low. Both days once the caddis were gone the fishing slowed. Today we fished for bass and had a great time despite having to battle some strong winds. Heaps of bass between 10-16in. caught mostly on poppers and a couple subsurface when the wind would pick up.
Looks like the cool weather is here to stay so the fishing should remain good. Keep some BWO patterns around this week and hope we get some rain. Bwo hatches can be pretty tough when we have low water, which is usually the case in the fall.


Sept 4th, 2008
The hot weather has caught up with us a bit and the Lamoille river was a balmy 70 degrees in Jeff at 6:15 a.m. this morning. The Winooski hit 72 degrees yesterday. It feels like the July we never had. We fished a small trib this morning and the fishing was o.k. Mostly small wild fish that took princes and stimulators. Have not seen to much in the way of hatches the past couple of days and the hatches I did see, the fish were not responding on the surface. A couple more hot days with a chance of rain this weekend and then more seasonal weather returns.

Also, word up to the mad-dog crew, fish and wildlife, and all the others who had a hand in the removal of the Cox brook dam, which is now underway. Check out the VPR story by clicking on news and events.

August 31st, 2008
The forecast looks great again this week with nightime temps in the 50's and daytime temps around 80. The Lamoille is close to seasonal flows so it might flirt with the 70 degree mark when temps hit 85 on Tues. Should not matter, in fact this week, like the past couple should be great hopper fishing. Hoppers and ants have been the best producing drys for us this week along with caddis patterns. Iso's have also been present (zug bugs, princes, and adams).

August 30th, 2008
The fishing and weather have both been superb lately, and we've been busy guiding clients ranging from 5 to 65 in conditions that couldn't be much better. The past few days, most of the hatch activity has been caddis....and the fish are definately tuned in to the hatch, with caddis imitations out-producing just about anything else we've thrown. The ratio of wild to hatchery fish has been pretty impressive. I'd say that we've been averaging a catch of roughly 90% wild fish. Bring on September!


August 22nd, 2008
Some beautiful weather we're having here and the fishing is heating up with it! I had an outstanding float trip yesterday on the 'ole raft with some super nice clients from Rhode Island. This was the couple's first float trip, and they loved it! We floated for 8 hours in all and landed 3 species of fish under blue skies with the nicest fish of the day being a beautiful 18" wild rainbow and a brightly colored 14" wild brown. We also had 1 very large fish slam a streamer just as it hit the water and dart right to the bottom. After some big head shakes he spit the hook and it was over. We also landed lots of bass from 12-15" that put up some great fights.
The water was 66 at about noon yesterday and still running a bit stained at about 1000cfs. Iso's were everywhere, but we didn't take many fish on Iso imitations.



August 20th, 2008
The Lamoille and Winooski are still high but, fishable. All other rivers and creeks look great. Not the typical August trickles but nice steady cool flows. The Lamoille fished well this week with all reports consistant with healthy stockies. There have been fair amounts of Iso's and random fish rising here and there. Also saw quite a few yellow stoneflies in the #12 range and what looked to be yellow quills #14. Have not seen any flying ants since the cooler weather started but, these next couple of warm sunny days could help them return.



August 15th, 2008
The weather for this week looks great. It almost feels like X-mas again with all of these rivers coming back on line. Tonight we saw some good swarms of flying ants in both Stowe and Hyde Park. Be sure to have some flying ant patterns this week. I have seen the fish rise for them in pretty high flows before so the hatch should be fishable in many places. Although, with the high flows a drowned flying ant at anytime over the next week could be a top pick.


August 13th, 2008
Things are coming around this week as the rain has eased up enough to bring more local rivers back into play. The Lamoille is another story as it is dropping at a painfully slow rate. Either way, the fishing is improving. We caught some beautiful wild browns this week in the 13 to 18+ in range as well as lots of brookies. If we can avoid more rain we might get some hatches to come into play. Most notable over the coming weeks will be white flies, iso's, tricos and flying ants. Stimulators and beatles have worked well up top and princes and buggers have turned fish subsurface.


August 11th, 2008
It seems that just as the bigger rivers start to come around, we get hammered with rains. The passing storms have been all over the place...dropping several inches of rain on some towns and barely missing others with not so much as a sprinkle. I just heard the weather man say that the rains may carry right into the Fall. I can only imagine what things were like around here during the 1927 flood with the big rivers ranging from 30-60,000cfs. Hopefully, that's a 500 year event.
Small streams will maintain fishability until they get pounded with rain again. Use big bushy flies like Wullfs and stimulators. Terrestrials like ant and beetle patterns will also be big producers.

August 4th, 2008
This is getting depressing...
Looks like today will be "relatively" dry....as in, there's only a 50% chance of showers throughout the day. Tomorrow night, the next weather system will move into the area bringing, you guessed it, more rain!
All of our fly rods in stock are currently 20% off! Now's your chance to get a great deal on a new setup!

August 2nd, 2008
More rain is forecasted for today with as much as 3" predicted in certain locations. The Lamoille this morning was already muddied up from the previous few rain storms and it's been flowing at over 1000cfs for the past few days. After today, it'll only be going up, and over its banks in some spots if we do receive significant rainfall. Thankfully, we have plenty of small streams to keep us busy when the big rivers are blown out.
Mike had an enjoyable day yesterday guiding 2 anglers from Holland on a few different tributaries. They had lots of wild trout eat the fly and pose for pics. A very memorable outing for a couple guys from Holland that have never caught a trout.
We've had to cancel a couple drift trips this week due to muddy water. The raft will be back in action once the flows allow, so get your spot reserved for a truly unique VT experience. Our raft can take up to 2 anglers and a guide. For these trips, experience and accurate casting are preferred.


July 30th, 2008
Flows look good on tribs around here and the mainstem Lamoille is just coming around. Look for flows to increase again as a cold front takes hold Wed. night into Thurs. dumping up to 1 in. of rain. After that the forecast remains wet with a 40% chance of rain into next week. That's o.k. because the last wet summer we had delivered some great fall fishing on the Lamoille and Winooski.
What that means is more of the same, brook trout and Bass fishin'. Water temps have been in the low to mid 60's in the a.m. As for bugs, Iso's, Trico's, White Flies, Yellow Stones, and Ants/Hoppers/Beatles will be on the menu.


July 25th, 2008
The entire state has gotten soaked with rain spiking rivers close to or above flood stage. The Lamoille hit 9000cfs and 14ft. gauge height. (Check out photo of the week to see some high water shots.) We are drying out today (Fri.) and getting ready for more wet weather this weekend. Needless to say, that most rivers will be unfishable in the coming days. Stillwater and fast draining upland brooks are the only game in town.


July 22th, 2008
The big rivers and most of the tribs I've seen are currently blown and likely won't be coming down any time soon with quite a bit more rain forecast over the next couple'a days. The ground is absolutely saturated, so any more significant rainfall will make flooding a very real concern.
Any fishing over the next several days will have to take place on steeper drainages or stillwater. Watch the radar closely since t-storms are forecast for just about every day this week.



July 20th, 2008
Heavy rain is currently falling and an inch or two is expected by the time it is all said and done. Flows will be quite high for the next couple of days. Rivers that never came down from 1+in. of rain on Fri/Sat are getting another dose. Best bet for the early week will be fishing stillwater and smaller tribs.
Air temps will ease just slightly with highs in the upper 70's and lows around 60 degrees. Most reports have been slow to good but not much outstanding fishing reported this week.


July 17th, 2008
The forecast for the next 5 days looks like the forecast for the past couple of weeks. Highs around 80 and lows around 60 with 30-40% chance of T-storms.
The mainstems are warm and a.m. fishing will have the best water temps. The Winooski was 70 degrees early in the a.m. The little river has been cranking for days now which could help cool of the mainstem.
Potomanthus and cahills have been the most common bugs we have seen. Ants, hoppers and beatles are where it is at right now. Hex's are still around on some lakes up north. Earlier in the week the fishing was good with lots of Hex's and fish responding to them. I managed to get into the club and hooked my first bat. I was lucky and got a LDR. Otherwise, last night the fishing slowed with only a couple of bugs, a few bats, and fewer fish.


July 15th, 2008
The Lamoille still looked muddy this morning, but the flow has dropped back to about 600cfs as of this a.m. Small streams look great right now. It's nice to see some water back in the streams, but the ground was so dry that most of the rain just soaked right in.
It was pretty cool last night which allowed for some cooling of water temps. The Winooski started off this a.m. in the mid-upper 60's, but could easily rise back over 70 with the onset of 80 degree weather. Be sure to carry your stream thermometer and if you've fished the Mad recently, by all means disinfect your gear!
We'll be chasing Hex's tonight on a big puddle up north.

July 14th, 2008
We REALLY needed yesterday's soaking rains. The main stem rivers are pretty mucky today, but they'll likely recede relatively quickly. Steeper drainages seem to be in pretty decent shape. Trout fishing's generally pretty slow through late July and August, so it's best to expand your horizons with some bass fishing. Don't harass trout in warm water.
The Winooski looks like it dropped below 70 this morning, but I doubt it will stay that way for too long.
Make sure you're armed with terrestrials on the water.


July 12th, 2008
The Lamoille and Winooski both got to cool off a bit which is a nice break for the trout. The Winooski was 66 degrees this morning. I have spoken with a few anglers this week and most have reported marginal trout fishing. The bass fishing on the other hand has been more productive. The Lamoille last night got under 70 degrees and we saw large swarms of what look to be cream cahill spinners. They did not fall.
Look for temps to spike back up with weather in the 80's this weekend. Rain could be heavy Sunday into Sunday night with anywhere from 1/2 to 2 inches expected. Air temps in the 70's are forecasted for Mon/Tues.


July 10th, 2008
It is a sad day for local fisherman. It seems that didymo has been confirmed in the Mad river. Since Didymo has raised its ugly head in V.T. we have always talked of which rivers were next. The Mad was at the top of the list due to its physical make-up and somewhat close proximity to the White River drainage. It seems to be well established with thick blooms found around the town of Warren. Only time will tell how this will effect the Winooski watershed. Spread the word as fast as you can. It is now more important than ever to clean your gear after fishing any V.T. waterway. For the full press release click on news and events.




July 8th, 2008
Not much new to report right now. Water temps are still very high with the Winooski topping out at 78 degrees and a low of 71. Smallies and brookies are the best bet until things cool off later this week. Smallmouth and largemouth fishing has been very good this week and while we have taken some fish on poppers, most have come subsurface. FYI: some large yellow mayflies have shown up on the Lamoille. Most likley Potomanthus, but never got one in the hand.
Cooler weather is on tap for thurs. and Fri with some rain forecasted Wed.


July 6th, 2008
It is hot and dry all around northern V.T. with low flows and warm temps. The Winooski was almost 75 degrees at 4:15p.m. Ouch! Don't despair, there are still plenty of fishing options around. We have have had good bass and brookie reports from area ponds and creeks and Hex hatches are coming off as well. Carry a thermometer and try to avoid trout water that is over 70 degrees.

July 3rd, 2008
It's currently raining cats and dogs here in Lamoille County and, despite that fact
that we've had a rainy season thus far, we really needed this rain to raise the flows and lower the water temps. After spiking up to almost 75 degrees yesterday in the balmy heat wave, the Winooski is back down to 68 degrees today and seems to be hovering around that mark. The Lamoille is a similar story and will certainly appreciate today's rains after nearly dropping below 100 cfs this week. Needless to say, carry your stream thermometers and please check water temps prior to fishing. If you're fishing the bigger rivers, the crack of dawn is your best bet for favorable water temps, so long as the nights cooperate and do their cooling job. This weekend into next week looks to be warm with highs in the 80's and overnight lows only in the 60's.
We've had some excellent days out with clients this season and are looking forward to many more as reservations fill up. We've tied quite a few "never-evers" into their first fish on the fly and we should have pics up on the website as soon as we get a chance to pull them off the cameras.
Our new store (Mansfield Outfitting) in the Stowe Mountain Lodge is coming along
nicely and we're doing our best to keep our heads above water with 2 stores and a
guide service to manage. We're still looking for someone to work 3 days a week at the Troutfitters, so give a call if you're interested.


June 30th, 2008
We somehow avoided the big rains up here and flows are looking great. Water temps will be an issue this week on the mainstems with most days topping off around 80+ degrees. The good news is it will be much less humid allowing for some cooler nights in the 50's. The Winooski is running higher than the Lamoille right now and the Little river is cranking. So, all in all we are still sitting pretty with decent temps and flows going into July.

June 28th, 2008
Another good week of fishing this week. We have been lucky with water temps so far this year. The Lamoille and Winookski have both been between 60-63 degrees in the a.m. Some good spinners falls at dusk have been the most consistant surface action otherwise princes, caddis pupa, and buggers have been working.
We are bracing for some severe weather over the next couple of days with up to 2+ inches of rain through Tues. This will slow down the fishing so we will keep an eye on it.


June 23rd, 2008
Fishing has remained good this week with water temps in the 60's. Last night the Lamoille valley got almost 1 1/2 in" of rain and the rivers are brown. South of us dodged the bullet but more rain is heading our way. Atfer today (Mon.) things should shape up as water levels drop. Air temps will be in the 70's this week.
Pinces, Hares ear's, Caddis pupa, PT nymphs, Stimulators, and buggers have all caught fish this week. The most active insects we have seen are Stoneflies, caddis, and Cahills.


June 15th, 2008
The Lamoille valley has gotten just under 1in. of rain overnight and right now the rivers are brown but dropping. We have more rain forecasted for the next five days with some cooler weather coming. Highs in the 60's mid-week with 60% chance of rain each day. Fishing in the a.m. was prety slow yesterday but the p.m. has had lots of rising fish. Caddis, march browns spinners, and sulphers were all in the air, as well as very small yellow stones. We will post again when conditions improve or worsen.



June 11th, 2008
We made it through a hot muggy strech where the Lamoille was well in the 70's and its tribs were reading 68 degrees at 8:00 a.m. After some small monsoons, we are back to cool weather and the forecast for the rest of the week looks great weather wise with no precip thru Friday. The rains have nastied up the rivers, so giv'em a few days to recover and keep an eye on the USGS flows. We still saw a march brown dun or two the other day and sulphers, caddis, and yellow sallies continue to be the main players. I have not seen many light cahills but, I expect to soon. Haven't looked for drakes because the Lamoille was hot but will be looking around the next few days. Speaking of drakes, now is the time where they should be popping off some of the Hex lakes. Hex's will also show early on some select lakes. Remember, drakes 3 tails, Hex's 2.

June 4th, 2008
The flows remain on the high side making for some thougher fishing this week. Wolly buggers have saved the day more than once this week during the higher flows. South of Stowe has been less efected by the latest round of storms. Although the mainstems are up, there is still plenty of good fishing around. Large sulpher spinners, small sulpher duns, yellow sallies, and large march brown spinners have been the most common insects this week. Hot muggy weather is on the way for this weekend so watch the temps on the large rivers. Also keep an eye out for brown drakes which should show up any day now. Water temps will be high but if we get more rain, but not to much, the hatch might be fishable. Speaking of rain there is a 30%/40% chance of T-storms forecasted for the next 5 days.


May 26th, 2008
Yesterday was like the day before. Some spots seem to be fishing poorly, while other spots are fishing great. Once we found active fish, our persistance paid off. I saw mostly march browns/caddis where we were fishing. Only 1 fish rising, a wild brown of about 13in. Last night there was a mess of march brown spinners over the lamoille at 7:30p.m. This week looks like cool weather in the 60's and nighttime temps dipping into the 30's, not bad for late May.

May 25th, 2008
There was good amount of fishing pressure for the holiday weekend. The Lamoille on Sat. was still on the cool side, throw in some stiff wind and we had to work to find rising fish. Still managed to find a couple between wind gusts. We caught most fish on princes and para-adams but had to work hard for them. A mix of stocked and wild rainbows and it is always an ocasion when you get a wild brookie from the mainstem Lamoille. Saw mostly sulphers during the day and lots of airborne caddis at dusk, no spinners on the water where I was last night. Sun. and Mon. will be warmer with temps in the 70's along with a chance of T-storms on Mon. and then it looks like back to cooler weather after that.



May 23rd, 2008
Cool weather has been present all week but this weekend should bring some nice, more seasonable weather. Across the board people are reporting decent hatches with little surface activity. Because of this, trailing a nymph behind a dry a is good way to go right now. The only predictable surface activity I have seen is spinnerfalls just before dark on the Lamoille. Very short surface feeding lasting about 15 minutes before the lights shut off(headlamp required). We have seen some sulphers on the lower Lamoille and expect march browns if they haven't started already. This weekend looks great weatherwise so get out and enjoy!



May 18th, 2008
The weather has been great this week and we have had some good reports from all around. We have a bunch of nice pics that we took or were sent in that we will post on the site a.s.a.p (pictured right is a hog of a brown that was caught/released by Dave Durovich this week in the Winooski watershed).
The Lamoille has been starting the day around the 50 degree mark thanks to the cool nights were are having and toping 60 degrees in the evevings. Hendricksons spinners have been around at different hours each day and we have seen yellow sallies and reports of caddis on the Lamoille. We should start seeing some march browns and sulphers soon. Fishing has been hit or miss depending on where you are. Most rivers have now been stocked and there are no shortages of hatchery fish.
Looks like a drastic turn in the weather for this week with cooler temps and chance of rain for the next 5 days. Recent weather reports have been pretty far off so we will see.


May 14th, 2008
Sorry for the delay in reports....
Fishing this week has been getting better everyday. I had the pleasure of fishing with my brother and Uncle this week and the Lamoille gave up a bunch of fish including a couple large browns and bows on Monday. Hendrickson duns have been showing up around 2:00p.m. but I still have not seen to many fish responding to them on the surface. We watched a strong hatch with not one rise to speak of. I threw a dry/dropper and all fish came subsurface. Most fish this week have been caught on #14/#12 pheasant tails, princes, and streamers. Water temps have been in the low 50's in the a.m. and pushing 60 toward dusk.
Now is the time to get out there! We have some wet weather coming this Fri-Tues. Also, temps will drop significantly with highs in the 50's later into the weekend.

May 4th, 2008
Kind of miserable weather we’re having right now. No wonder so many people get the flu this time of year. Some 70/80 degree weather for awhile and BAM, right back down into the 40’s/50’s with spotty showers here and there. Today’s rain showers will be taking a break mid-day and then likely returning this afternoon for one last fly over. Tomorrow and Tuesday will be sunny and in the lower 60’s and then we may have spotty showers again on Wednesday afternoon with temps still in the 60’s.
The recent rain showers have had little to no impact on stream flows, so with the return of some more favorable air/water temps, the bite will start to increase. The F&W Dept. has begun stocking and will likely continue to do so while flows allow.
Many of our customers have been reporting tough fishing on the tribs, which isn’t too surprising considering the amount of snow still left up in the higher elevation mountains….that’s some cold water comin’ down.
Steelhead are still pushing up the Magog tribs accompanied by PLENTY of suckers. Anglers putting in the time are usually able to weed through the crowd and eventually hook up with a steelie. Sucker spawn patterns have been the ticket. Stop by and grab some on your way up.
The reports of pre-spawn smallie fishing on the Champlain tribs have been outstanding! Lots of big bass being landed…..just don’t harass the fish on their beds and definitely don’t keep any of ‘em. The lake needs those fish.
Steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes will begin slowing down as many fish are dropping back to the lake, but there’s still some time left, so swing by in you’re going out there and we’ll set you up with the right tackle and techniques. I gave Dave off through Wednesday so he could go out to Pulaski, so we’ll have the report in a few days.
Sorry the newsletter is a bit late, but I’ll get it out shortly. Sign up for it if you haven’t already done so.

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April 25th, 2008
Some outstanding weather we’ve been having here in Northern Vermont. It’s a bit scary to have 80 degree temps in April, but quite a treat to kiss “old man winter” goodbye….for a few months anyway :)
It looks like we’re in for a showery week, with a chance of rain just about every day and temps getting back down into the 50’s.
The Lamoille as of today has come down to about 1600cfs and is still dropping. It is fishable at this flow, but likely not your best bet for some action.
Between our small crew here at the shop, we’ve landed some real beauties thus far this season. Some big browns, lakers and steelhead have come to hand on both fly and conventional gear.
We witnessed F&W doing some electro-shocking on the Willoughby River last week……nothing to write home about. In about 10 minutes we only saw about 5 or 6 fish netted and nothing was bigger than about 20-22”. Although, just yesterday Dave went up and they were shocking the river again. This time they had a biggin’ in the bucket….just shy of 7 pounds. There ARE some big fish running that gauntlet.
Pike fishing last week was a little slow on Arrowhead Lake. Dave and I managed couple’a small ones and had some exciting follows, but no signs of big fish other than baitfish frenzy here and there. The water was almost 56 in the back bays, so the big females may have been in full-on spawn mode and completely un-interested in our flies. We’ll let them do their thing and go back at it after they’re done spawning.
We’ll see what this week does, but conditions should continue to improve daily unless we get slammed with rain.

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April 20th, 2008
Crazy summerlike weather has been hanging around and will continue to do so for a while. This weather is enjoyable but I do not like seeing this dry pattern. We want temps to rise up slowly, not spike like this. Anyway, the very warm weather has the rivers high right now with the Lamoille full to its banks but, there are still plenty of options for fishing right now. In fact, this week has given up more large fish than any opener in a while. A couple of 20 in. brown trout, some steelhead, some pike, and even 7lb. lake trout (from shore w/ hardware) have all been caught this week. All fish were caught on baitfish imitations, streamers, and eggs.
For what it's worth, early dark stoneflies have been pretty thick in the p.m. on the Lamoille this week. Otherwise, we have not yet seen to much in the way of bugs.

April 14th, 2008
Water levels are receeding and some smaller rivers are looking better day by day. The Lamoille is flowing at 2100cfs. which looks low compared to two days ago when the flow was almost 7000cfs. Nevertheless, there are opportunitites out there as our buddy Dave proves with a very nice early season brown. Conditions will continue to improve daily this week with high pressure and pleasent temps present into the weekend.

April 12th, 2008
Hey Folks!...Happy Opening Day!
Unfortunately, it's not lookin' like there will be much, if any decent fishing opportunities. The Lamoille in Johnson is flowing at about 3300-3500cfs and it will likely fluctuate from high to intensely high flows at least over the next couple'a days.
A stationary front producing a mixed bag of rain, snow and even partially sunny skies will hover over VT today and only add to the mess. We've gotten just over a half-inch of rain thus far.
I would avoid larger moving water all together for a bit and focus on some stillwater as soon as it thaws, which may in some places be before the rivers are fishable.

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March 13th, 2008
Alright winter...enough is enough...I'm ready to fish!
Attended a F&W public board hearing last eve in Waterbury. The hearing was in regards to some new regulations for Muskie, Walleye, and Trout. There was little to no interest in the Walleye/Muski reg changes. However, a show of hands revealed that all of the 35 or so attendees were there in full support of a new trout regulation that will close certain Winooski River spawning tributaries until May 31st of each season.
The F&W board may vote to close the lower sections of the following tribs for the spring spawn...
- Joiner Brook, Bolton - From the confluence of the Winooski River
upstream approximately 1900 feet to the first falls.
- Pinneo Brook, Bolton – From the confluence of the Winooski River
upstream approximately 100 feet to the railroad crossing.
- Preston Brook, Bolton - From the confluence of the Winooski River
upstream approximately 2600 feet to the first falls.
- Ridley Brook, Duxbury – From the confluence of the Winooski
River upstream approximately 1700 feet to the first falls.
If this vote passes with F&W, the new rule will go into effect for the 2009 trout season.

On another note, be sure to sign up for the Lamoille River Anglers Association 2008 Poker Tournament Fundraiser...
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Hey Folks.
We're back to work after a nice month off and our Great Lakes trip this year was off the hook!

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Oct 29th, 2007
We're just about to wrap up another VT trout season and it was another great season in the store and on the water! Thanks to all our customers for your support!!
We will be going on our annual Great Lakes trip in mid-November and will be closing the shop from November 1st - November 25th. We will re-open on the 28th.
Although the store will be closed, we'll still be checking email and phone messages so, if you need anything, don't hesitate to drop us a line.
Best Fishes -------------------------<")))))))))><


Oct 27th, 2007
Lots of rain has fallen today and rivers that looked like they might come down this a.m. are now blown out.


Oct 24th, 2007
It was quite the soaker we had all day yesterday, delivering just shy of 1.5" of rain to the area. The Lamoille is currently a rockin' muddy river and will take at least a couple'a days to come down to fishable levels. Tribs are also currently out of the question unless your white water rafting.
Not much left to the season now. We'll be closing from November 1st - 25th for a brief break, so get in here now to stock up for your November fishing excursions!
Also, if you need flies tied for your Great Lakes outings, let us know. We'll tie you flies that catch fish at a nice price.

Oct 21st, 2007
The Lamoille and Winooski are both stuffed full of water right now. The Lamoille has some visibilty in spots. Warm/dry weather will continue till about mid-week. Streamers and nymphs will be the name of the game this week. With the warm weather we are still seeing active terrestrials so a sunken ant is also a good fly to try.

Oct 19th, 2007
Certainly feels like indian summer with temps in the mid-70's forecast for today. Here's an interesting tidbit...
Back in 1947, VT experienced a record Fall heat wave with 4 consecutive days above the 80 degree mark in October. Interestingly enough, that following winter turned out to be the coldest of the entire following decade. Get that firewood cut and stacked!....but after you get back from fishing <")))))))><
Some heavy rains are forecasted for later today and tonight and this system could bring up to an inch of rain with it. Fishing conditions today should be outstanding. The warm weather will have the fish charged up a bit and ready to take your fly so get out there and fish!
We've also had a large influx of beetles over the past day or so, so be sure to have some beetle patterns in your box. Otherwise, bwo's and caddis are on the menu.

p.s. - sorry for the temporary outage of the website. We had to renew our domain :)


Oct 13th, 2007
Rivers looks great right now and this weeks fishing looks great as well. Dry cool weather is expected until at least mid-week. Much better than yesterday where it felt like it was December. 42 degrees and rainy/windy makes it hard to tie knots. Even in the cold weather the wild rainbows were agreable eating princes and buggers. Only 2 1/2 weeks left of trout season, so it is cruch time.


Oct 8th, 2007
Another inch of rain fell here in Jeff last night. The rivers are now pretty full and will stay high depending on how much rain is still to come. More rain is forecasted but, it is supposed to be on the light side.
Last night the Lamoille was still clear but, rather slow for me. Fished for about an hour without seeing one fish rise. I only managed 1 wild brown. Bugs were most numerous at dusk but nothing coming off in large numbers, where I was anyway.



Oct 7, 2007
We got over a 1/2 in. of rain yesterday. The rivers look nice and refreshed but the Winooski looked dirty in Montplier.
This week ahead looks like BWO weather all week. #18-24 comparaduns and para-adams work well. Also try olive or gray CDC patterens since most BWO action is on flat water. Also, now with the higher flows, streamers will be a good fly of choice.



September 28th, 2007
Our rain gauge here at the shop is showing about 3/4" so far for total rainfall. The Lamoille has spiked up to about 280cfs as of 8:15 this morning, but didn't look overly dirty from what I could see. Those warmer nights we recently had pushed the Lamoille dangerously close to the 70 degree mark, and likely over 70 in some spots, but thanks to the rains, the river is nice and freshened up. We're in for some excellent fishing this week!
Hatches have been heaviest at dusk with lots of caddis of different sizes and colors, some iso's and plently of bwo's bringing fish up to the surface.
It's a great time of year to be out on the water!



September 24th, 2007
Fall is officially here. Certain things have come to mean fall fishing in V.T. for me. Corn stalks in the river, tiny little BWO's, and swinging nymphs and picking up leaves (and setting the hook) are some of these things. 80+ degree days are not one of those things. The Gihon was a balmy 68 degrees this weekend. Everything points towards Fall but something just doesn't feel right. Like last year when we fished for trout on the last day in Nov. in short sleves. It just feels out of wack. A couple more unseasonably warm days before we get some cooler rainy weather later this week. Tues and Wed. of this week will have the potential for record high temps.
This week we saw the usual suspects. Iso's, Yellow Quills, Flying ants, Caddis and Bwo's. We caught fish on princes, ants, caddis pupas, and stimulators. Talked to one angler who was fishing for bass and said that dragonfly nymphs were the ticket.
As low as our water is, it's nothing compared to western N.Y. where Lake O tribs are at crazy low levels with some smaller tribs dry down to the creek beds. They have a severe drought going on and without major water events, levels are predicted to stay low throughout the fall.



September 22nd, 2007
Despite the lack of rain pretty much everywhere and the low flows, fishing has been great! The temporary return of summer like weather has caused insect activity to really pick and we've had some great dry fly action on both the small streams and larger rivers. On yesterday's outing we saw good numbers of Isonychias, yellow quills, and flying ants. I had a larger female flying ant land in my shirt yesterday, and she had a number of very small males all over her.
Fish rising everywhere...


September 14th, 2007
Current fishing conditions really couldn't be much better. Water temps have the fish very comfortable and willing to eat. The small stream I was on last eve. was fishing great and I had some really nice wild rainbows and a wild brown come to hand. A royal stimulator was the trick with a prince dropper cast right into the plunge. Tons of fun on the 6'6" 3 weight!
Just got back from a short trip to Cape Cod and MAN was it sick!!! I had negotiated for 2 mornings away from the family to do some fishing. I only had to break away from the fam once, snince we had busting bait, stripers and bluefish right in the surf of the beach we were loungin' on. All the bass I saw off our beach were schoolie size and I landed one of about 4-5 pounds and lost several others. Sight fishing for stripers is absolutely awesome!
We got hammered by rains one day, but the tides were just right for fishing from the beach. I went out to the mouth of the Bass River in Yarmouth and got completely soaked by monsoon type rains. I almost left 2 or 3 times, and I hadn't even casted yet. Finally the rains subsided, and I started'a'castin'. Not much doin for awhile and then BAM. Like a freight train, this fish hit my fly and pulled most of my intermediate line off the spool in 3 or 4 seconds. A 5 or so minute fight on the 9 weight revealed a beautiful striped bass of about 28-30" that I will never forget. The very next cast I had a huge strike again that shook it's head twice and took my clouser. Felt like a good one, but I'll never know.
A great trip to the Cape with no crowds and plenty of fish. I'm already thinkin' of going back later in the month. That's the "problem" this time of year....the fishing's getting really good just about everywhere!



Sept, 12th, 2007
We got some more rain last night and the rivers look great. All signs point to great conditons this week so get out while the getting is good. Expect to see BWO's on these cooler/overcast days. With the extra water, streamers are also a good option.


Sept, 7th, 2007
Low low low. The rivers are very clear and we could some rain, which might come this weekend. Flying ants and tricos were on the water this morn. Fish crusing flat water were eating very consistantly but not holding, just crusing the pools. Very spooky fish. Targeting moving water, wherever you can find it, will get you into less spooky fish. Up top, ant patterns were working and for nymphing, we used wet ants as well. The wet ant was the ticket.


Sept, 4th, 2007
The rivers are very low right now. Crazy weather this week will start very cool and by Fri. we are looking at temps in the mid-80's. With the Lamoille flowing under 100cfs., it will run warm despite the shorter days.
Fishing/water temps have been good and most fish we have caught have been on princes, stimulators, ants, and para-admas. Mostly, we have seen Iso's on the water and there have been lots of shucks in the eddies. Don't be shy to throw a size 10 dry to imitate these mayflies, they really are big. Also look for Bwo's, White Flies, Yellow quills, and caddis.
Good flies this week would be adams/para-adams #10-12, princes #12, Stimulators #8-14, White wulff #12, Yellow comparadun #14-16, Bwo Comparadun #18-22, and Ants/Beatles/Hoppers



August 28th, 2007
After tomorrow, some cooler weather will be moving back into the area with highs around 70 and night time lows in the 40's/50's. This will bring water temps down on the big rivers and offer some great fishing conditions.
The Lamoille has receeded from it's recent muddy flows and should shape up nicely for the return of the cooler weather. Be sure to still keep stream thermometers handy and check temps before fishing. The Upper Lamoille is currently 70 degrees and will likely climb up a bit more by days end.
It's hard to believe that Sept. is right around the corner, as is Landlocked Salmon season.


August 27th, 2007
The Lamoille Valley got a good dose of rain last night and the Lamoille is flowing brown. The smaller tribs are clear and the larger tribs are stained. The Winooski drainage was less effected and the mainstem is flowing low and clear.


August 25th, 2007
A MASSIVE flying ant hatch last evening had just about every fish in the Lamoille looking up! Unfortunately, the water temps were likely over 70 by the time the hatch was in full swing, but I watched from a bridge over the Lamoille as trout gobbled up flying ants over and over again. I saw some pretty large trout roll on the surface and had flying ants in my hair, flying into my pockets and swarming everywhere!
Get the stream thermometers out and be sure to check temps before you fish.
Air temps should be cooling down a bit as of tomorrow.



August 23rd, 2007
The Lamoille started off the day yesterday at 60 degrees and only topped out in the mid 60's by days end. We'll likely see river temps rise above 70 in the afternoon/evening hours this upcoming week since air temps are forecasted to climb into the 80's again.
I had a great night on the Lamoille last night catching rainbows from 10-15" on mostly prince nymphs. There was some real heavy surface feeding at about 7:45p.m. with a thick caddis and stonefly hatch coming off the water. Not many wild fish in the piece of water I was fishing, but the hatchery fish were certainly gorging themselves on the plethora of insects floating by.
Everything is fishing great right now, so get out there!


August 19th, 2007
We have had some very cool weather the past couple of days which has been a blessing for the fishing. Expect more seasonal temps and some rain for later in the week. The Winooski is low and cool and the Lamoille is just clearing up from the large storms we had. I would say the next couple days should be great conditions.
This week we had some action packed fishing and throwing a stimulator/prince combo was the ticket. I hadn't seen much for hatches this week but, I fished mostly tribs. Reports of Iso hatches have started and so did the flying ants. I saw ants twice in Stowe last week but when the heat stopped, so did they. Expect them to return on the next hot/sunny day. Trico reports have been rather inconsistent. Some folks have reported large swarms and heavy surface feeding while the next day, nada.
On the water look for Tricos #22-28, Isonychia #10-12, Flying Ants #16-22, stoneflies #6-10, BWO's 18-22 and Hopper/beatles.


August 17th, 2007
That storm last eve was certainly no joke! 70mph winds, quarter sized hail, downed trees everywhere and a real mucky looking Lamoille River. I don't think that any tornados touched down, but they were forecasted and it definately looked like Kansas out here.

Read the Burlington Free Press Article
The Lamoille has spiked up to approx. 950cfs and looks muddy from, at least Hyde Park down to Jeffersonville. The East Georgia USGS gauge reads only 546cfs but, east of that, I believe that the strom tracked right up the Lamoille Valley, likely mucking up most of the upper reaches as well. The tribs that I saw looked alright, but some may have gotten hit harder than others.
Rest assured....there's good weather ahead!


August 15th, 2007
Some spotty showers and t-storms are currently moving through the area and are expected to appear off and on today and tomorrow before giving way to a clear & cool weekend.
I walked down behind my house last night to take a Lamoille temp at about 7:30p.m......74/75 degrees!!!!Ouch!!!! Thankfully we have some rain and cooler weather in the forecast to help bring those temps down. Flowing at onle about 150cfs, it's tough for the Lamoille to combat even mildly warm weather.
Tribs have been fishing just fine with terrestrial patterns producing nicely on top, as well as stimulators. Lots of BIG stonefly shuks around.
We should be looking at a great week for fishing!


August 10th, 2007
We're getting spared from some pretty serious storms that are currently moving through the southern portion of the state and most of the rest of New England for that matter. It's currently beautiful outside with a nice breeze.
The Lamoille was 68 at 9a.m. today in Jeffersonville and looking really nice. We still should see some fairly warm weather this week, but the nights will be our saving grace with air temps ranging from the mid 40's to upper 50's. Bigger rivers will definately be fishable in the a.m. hours and tribs continue to maintain desirable fishing conditions.
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August 8th, 2007
Cloudy and humid is what we're currently lookin' at here in Northern VT. Some showers are expected to pass through the area tonight, which could bring 1-2" of rain to the area. The Lamoille is flowing in the mid 300's currently, but still looking pretty dirty and will certainly blow out if we get a good bit of rain. Tribs are looking and fishing just fine, so we'll check back on them after any showers pass through. Mike spotted an abundance of flying ants last evening in the town of Stowe, so make sure your box has plenty of ant patterns for this hatch which can produce some outstanding fishing!
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August 6th, 2007
About 1/4 in. of rain fell on our area this morning, which will fill the rivers a bit. Except for Tuesday, air temps should be cooler this week than last week. Many flies would work now but stimulators, ants, and princes are some good picks. Haven't seen to much hatching but, there are a bunch of stonefly shucks around.


July 31ST, 2007
The Lamoille is flowing clear and was 68 degrees @ 8:00a.m. Hot days in store this week before a shot at rain on Friday. Thursday is expected to push 90 degrees. So a.m. fishing on tribs would be best for the fish and fisherman. I have heard only good reports on local bass fishing in both rivers and ponds so, now is the time. Hex's and some drakes continue to come off some lakes although surface water is warm, Lake caspian was 74 @ 10:00p.m.
Ants, Hoppers, Beatles, Stimulators, Princes, Cahills, Yellow stones, have all been working.

July 29th, 2007
We got some rain yesterday which brought the Lamoille up over 400cfs. Just in time for this upcoming week which looks hot and dry. The Lamoille this a.m. at 7:30 was 64 degrees upstream. A big improvement from earlier this week when some Lamoille tribs hit the upper 70's. Even some smaller mountain streams hit the mid 60's by mid-day. So this week trout fishing should take place in the a.m. whenever possible. Otherwise, stick to smaller tribs and bass fishin'. Still some Hex's popping off as well.
With the hot, dry weather ants, hoppers, and beatles are the go-to bugs. Cahills and stimulators continue to produce as well. Potomanthus (golden drakes) have been steady on larger streams but evening temps will be too warm for targeting them. Also look for trico's on select tribs.


July 26th, 2007
Sorry for the delayed report folks! Mike and I were both out of the shop for the past few days.
Hot days in the upper 80's and low 90's have been around for the past couple'a days and the night air temps have also been pretty uncomfortable for the fish and the sleeping fishermen as well. Looks like a front will come thru this weekend with the possibility of some precipitation. The Lamoille is currently at 265cfs and will continue to drop in flow and rise in temperature as long as this hot, dry weather sticks around, so let's hope for some cool rain! Tribs are looking low and spooky clear, so approach slowly so as not to push the fish away before you even get a cast off.
I'd seen good numbers of Golden Drakes (Potamanthis) on my window screens during the last round of cooler weather that we had. This morning, when I stopped in Johnson for gas, there was a big beautiful dun on the gas pump. They're hard to miss with their large yellow/golden bodies, so keep an eye out.
Although the bigger water is heating up, there's still plenty of good fishing to be had. Whether it be small streams, bass water, stillwater, or whatever, there's always some place to find great fishing experiences in VT!


July 19th, 2007
Scattered showers, expected to be heavy at times, have moved into Vermont this afternoon from the west. Before the latest spat of rains, the Lamoille had high flows, yet decent clarity and was fishing good with a temp of 62 at 6:30 this morning. Tribs are still looking good despite the rain and should maintain decent flows and clarity as we approach the weekend. Tributary trout have been responding well to stimulators, prince nymphs, stone flies, hornbergs, and wulff patterns. We didn't see too much insect activity on the waters we've been on, but reports of micro caddis, small stones and paraleps(Blue Quills) have come in. To imitate the Paraleps, swinging tiny PT nymphs are a good bet in sizes 18-20.


July 15th, 2007
Still some rain around keeping the flows up on most rivers. Tribs in the area look good but some are still running fast. The smaller streams have been productive and it seems they are fishing better with the exta water. The big rivers are still brown. This rainfall is nice cause it looks the like days will warm into the 80's this week.
Yesterday on a small mountain stream I saw many little yellow stoneflies(#14) and some larger stones(#8) as well. There we also some larger mayflies but I couldn't catch any. I think any fly would have worked but I used a red wire nymph and a smalll stimulator.
Haven't heard to much about Hex's. Talking with a friend, we figured that the constant threat of T-storms has keep some people from Hex fishing as much as usual.
For hatches we have seen: stoneflies #8-14, Cahills #12-14, Golden and yellow drakes #10-12, paraleps #18-20, Black caddis #18-20

If you haven't yet checked out our Didymo Information Page please get over there right now and educate yourselves on this madness!
We need to spread the word on this as quickly as possible.


July 13th, 2007
Happy Friday the 13th! Not much else to do today than sit in front of the tube and watch some guy behind a hockey mask wreak havoc through sequel after sequel.
Smaller streams started off looking pretty decent this morning, but this band of rain that is currently moving through (2 p.m.) is mucking things right up again. Select tribs should clean up once again by tomorrow.
If you haven't yet checked out our Didymo Information Page please get over there right now and educate yourselves on this madness!
We need to spread the word on this as quickly as possible. From what I have seen on various fly fishing forums there are numerous anglers who, unknowingly, waded in the stuff on the CT and then went on to fish other rivers in the region. In that case, all we can do is act fast so that it doesn't spread any further. I'll be honest when I say that it's not looking good.
Please print the following Didymo Facts Poster and spread it around to as many users of these resources as you can.


July 12th, 2007
The Lamoille is a very, very angry river right now at 7500cfs. In some spots the Lamoille has already jumped its banks and caused some pretty serious flooding, as have many other rivers statewide.
It was a nice treat to wake up this morning to some much drier and cooler air temps. The smallest, steepest tribs aren't lookinig too shabby and should be in real nice shape by the end of the day. The bigger rivers will take some time to come down, so we'll keep you posted on their conditions.
Now's a great time for stillwater fishing!
Please take a look at the Winooski River Tributary Closure Petition if you support wild trout management in the state of Vermont. Delayed opening of the Winooski's tributaries each season will assure that trout from the Winooski main stem can safely reproduce without being "hooked and cooked" by anglers taking advantage of spawning fish.

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July 11th, 2007
Rain, rain, rain is the story of the week. The good news is, however, that cooler air temps are on the way and smaller tribs are currently in decent shape for fishing. The bigger rivers are gonna need some time to come down after all this rain passes us by. Time to sit down at the vice and replenish the fly stock.
Please take a look at the Winooski River Tributary Closure Petition if you support wild trout management in the state of Vermont. Delayed opening of the Winooski's tributaries each season will assure that trout from the Winooski main stem can safely reproduce without being "hooked and cooked" by anglers taking advantage of spawning fish.

July 10th, 2007
More rains last night and the rivers are currently stuffed. Stillwater's gonna be the name of the game over the next few days. Good thing for the high water as air temps will be pretty warm this week.

July 9th, 2007
We recieved a good bit of rain region wide last night. The major rivers are up and stained with the tribs running fast. We have warm weather coming this week so a.m. fishing should be the best bet. With the higher flows I would expect nymphing to be the most productive tactic. Princes and stonefly nymphs are a good choice.

July 7th, 2007
Well...it looks like there is confirmation that Didymo is, in fact, in the Connecticut River. Read todays
Burlington Free Press article for the full scoop. For detailed info on how to clean your gear go to www.biosecurity.govt.nz. They recommend soaking felt soled boot/waders for at least 40 minutes in a solution of 5% dishwahing detergent and very hot water. Let the gear dry as throughly as possible. This is really really not good news for Vermont & New Hampshire fisheries, so please educate yourselves of how to help stop the spread of this invasive species that has already destroyed aquatic ecosystems in the United States and abroad!

The Lamoille upstream was 69 degrees last night at 7 p.m. with fairly weak insect activity until almost 9 o'clock. The a.m. hours are most definately the better bet for the Lamoille and Winooski currently. Small streams have been fishing well lately with water temps ranging from the low to mid 60's.
We'll have some pretty unstable weather this week with some less than favorable night time air temps in the upper 50's to low 60's and a chance of showers just about every day. We could certainly use a bit more rain to bring up flows and cool down temps.

July 2nd, 2007
We decided to fish the Winooksi last night and so did everyone else in Vermont. A ton of anglers were out enjoying the cool weather on the holiday weekend. The Winooski is very low and as a result was still 69 degrees at 7:00p.m. last night. Alot of bugs present (Yellow drakes, Golden Drakes, Iso's, Bwo's and caddis) with very few fish responding to them (where we were). We still did alright hooking up with caddis pupa, pheasant tails, buggers, large elk hair caddis and cream parachutes but not much luck with any iso/drake patterns.
We were fishing around 8:00p.m. when the water 40 ft. downstream exploded with a huge blast. I looked up to find the farmer that fired the shot and couldn't see anyone nor could Chris who was across the river. 20 seconds later I saw the coulprit high on the bank. I shouted and they jumped in the car and peeled out. It appears we were victims of a 4th of July prank. Damn Kids! Have a safe holiday.


July 1st, 2007
The Lamoille is flowing just below average with the Winooski running a bit lower than normal. Downstream of the little river might be higher depending on where they level the flows on the little river. The flow chart for the little river over the last 48hrs. looks like an EKG graph. This cool water should help the already low Winooski.
This week ahead look like great fishing conditions with daytime temps around 60/70. In the eveining we have seen iso's and caddis, but mostly cream cahills and yellow drakes so be sure to have a couple of yellow colored dries. X-caddis (olive), para-adams and stimulators have all taken fish in recent days.


June 28th, 2007
Last nights localized t-storms brought heavy downpours in some areas, while leaving other areas untouched. We received about 3/4" here in Jeffersonville and the Lamoille is currently looking pretty brown and flowing just under 300cfs in Johnson. Some of the Lamoille's tribs have dirtied up a bit, while others are just flowing a bit high. The Brewster is looking half decent and should only improve throughout the day.
The Winooski looks like it was missed by the rains and temps of 72 degrees were reported yesterday in the mainstem, so please avoid fishing it until it cools down.
Cooler weather is forecasted for the next week or so with daytime temps in the upper 60's - low 70's and nights in the upper 40's - low 50's.
Please use your stream thermometers and never fish in water over 70 degrees. We welcome any reports of stream temps if you would care to send them in to us at info@gmtrout.com



June 26th, 2007
We're in for a real hot one today and tomorrow with air temps in the 90's! The bigger rivers will be too warm for trout fishing, so please focus angling efforts on smaller streams and/or warm water species. This weekend is calling for much cooler weather of 60's-low 70's during the day and some chilly nights, so water temps should once again recede.
Didymo? Is this invasive specie gaining a foothold in Vermont waters?
Read Lawton Weber's CT River report from 6/25/07


June 23rd, 2007
Thanks to Dave Durovich for sending in this great photo of a wild Winooski 'bow! Here's what Dave wrote...
"Hi,
Here's a picture of a beautiful wild rainbow I caught and released on the Winooski in Bolton today. As good a fight as i've ever had with many long runs and jumps. Caught on a Hare&Peacock nymph. I hope you enjoy the picture, nothing more beautiful than a wild Vermont Rainbow..
Thanks for the great reports!!
Dave Durovich"
If only the Little River had higher minimum flows....The Winooski would remain quite a bit cooler downstream and likely sustain a much healthier trout population. We'd have tons of 20" fish just begging for photo opps.
The Lamoille jumped up to over 400cfs with last evenings downpours and is looking pretty dingy. This a.m. the river was 59 degrees with about 2 ft. of visibity. It souldn't take too long to clear up and should be fishing really nicely upon clearing a bit due to much more favorable air temps = much more favorable water temps = happier, hungry fish. Looks like air temps will barely get out of the 60's today.
Smaller streams look great and should fish well today and if you're planning on floating one of the bigger rivers, this would be a good time over the next few days. A solo pontoon boat (hint...hint) would be ideal. And what do ya know, we just happen to have some of those boats for rental/sale ;)
No crazy hatch activity to report.
Good luck!

June 22nd, 2007
Thanks to the cold front that swept into the area yesterday, the Lamoille is dropping back down into the upper 60's, but anglers should still use caution and check water temps before fishing. Flows are still pretty low and seemingly unaffected by last nights downpours aside from a slight bit of dinge to the water.
Mike and I found water temps of 68 degrees last night on the stretch of the Upper Lamoille that we fished. Just about a dozen fish landed between the 2 of us and probably just as many hooked and lost, and not a single wild fish came to hand. Some nice holdover fish of about 14", but no wild ones. There were tons of insects and very few fish feeding on the surface. Streamer patterns were giving us the best results until pushed off the water by a lightning storm at about 8:30.
I did get the one 43 pounder in the photo to the right :) Alright, maybe not. But some guy in Canada did. Looks like a record....or a photoshop masterpiece?


June 21st, 2007
Until Sunday we should have some cooler weather which make for some very favorable fishing conditions. Water levels are still low but Fri. should bring some more rain. Next week looks to bring more summer like temps back so get out on the rivers while the gettin is good. We have had reports of heavy surface feeding on area lakes at dusk.


June 17th 2007
We recieved almost 1/4 in. of rain last night here in Jeff. Looks like that amout was localized and some areas got less. Any rain is great at this point because rivers are at very low levels. The Lamoille yesterday was 67 degrees at 6:30 a.m. and hit 70 by 9:00 a.m. I counted 16 trout stacked up against the mouth of a small Lamoille trib yesterday. It is best to leave these fish alone until things cool off or we get more rain. Both are possible this week after some warm weather Mon. and Tues. Air temps are forecasted to stay in the 70's after Wed. and some rain is also possible.
P.S. A little birdie told me the north branch has recieved its spring stocking. These fish should be larger than normal due to the extra time spent in the comforts of the hatchery.

Anyway, with the warm weather this week I have started to see alot of new mayflies popping up. Most notable would be the light cahills 12-14. Also BWO's 16-20, paraleps 18, yellow quills 14-16 cream cahills 14-16 and even an isonychia dun 10. March Browns 12 are still around (not for long) as are sulfers 16-18. Yellow drakes 8-10 should also be showing up in some areas.


June 14th, 2007
The Lamoille in Jeffersonville was 68 degrees at 9a.m. this morning which means that it WILL climb to 70 or above by days end. The good news is that we have a cool night ahead of us tonight, which should bring the river back down a couple'a degrees over night.
Time to break out the canoes, rafts, pontoons, float tubes or whatever and hit some stillwater or warmwater options. We've got rentals if you need(wink...wink), so stop on in!
Nothing new for hatches but Hex's are right around the corner!

**As per requested, we will now be archiving all of our reports so that you may look back on previous dates**

June 13th, 2007
The Lamoille got hit with a double wammy yesterday when predicted (much needed) thunderstorms missed the area, air temps reached the mid-80's, and Morrisville Water and Light Dept. reduced flows on the Lamoille to 100cfs for most of the day.
The week ahead doesn't show signs of too much precipitation and air temps will be topping between the upper 70's to mid-80's, so the bigger rivers are gonna need a break as they climb into the 70's. Make sure to always carry a stream thermometer and use it! Fishing in water that's too warm is unethical and any fish that are hooked will likely die from the stress and lactic acid build up. Even if water temps are hovering in the upper 60's, don't overplay your fish and land them quickly. We can all help keep our trout populations up by simply knowing when and where to fish.

If you're having trouble catching fish or not quite sure if your doing what you should be to help you catch more fish, stop in and we'll help straighten you out. Fly fishing isn't always an exact science and we're always willing to share tips, tactics, advice, or anything else that has helped us along the way and could help hone your fly fishing skills as well. We're here to help so don't be shy....get in here and start askin' questions!
Good Luck!

Hatches: Caddis#14-16, March Browns#10-12, Sulphers#14-16, Cream Cahills #12-16, Brown Drakes #10 and stoneflies #8-14


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