by Brian Z. on May 3, 2012
If you can’t fish, hunt…If you can’t hunt, fish. These are some words that I live by especially when Turkey season opens. I have been hitting the Oak ridges rather than the pocket water most recently, with no success. Probably should have been fishing after talking to the Stream and Brook Guides. Reports are that fishing has been great! Smallies are in many Champlain tribs and the trout stocking truck have been on the move. With precipitation coming at manageable rates we really have some great conditions right now. Streamers and small nymphs have been the flies that have been most productive. There have been some really good hatches of Hendrickson’s , but no trout rising to them. Look for that to change this week as water temps should warm and make the fish look up.
by Brian Z. on April 25, 2012
The 1.5 inches of rain I received has been welcome. Now it’s time to go away and come please come back another day. Not only has it been raining. In many locations above 1500 ft. they received snow, remember the 80′s back in March. The northern half of Vermont has only received a trace amount of precip in the last 24hrs, so some smaller streams should start to clean up. This rain couldn’t have happened at a better time with smallmouth and walleye looking to move up river to spawn and give rainbows an easier exit. We still stand a chance of more rain and snow until Saturday when we return to sun and more seasonable temps. If your heading out for smallmouth make sure you have several different colors. Sometimes they only want 1 or 2 and refuse the rest.
