The holiday weekend is looking great for fishing and other outdoor adventures.
The river levels are good and trout have been active early and later in the day. The fish are getting more cautious so a gentler approach is recommended. Try using smaller lures and lighter line. Fluorocarbon line is virtually invisible to fish. Tying on a 3' section of this as a leader can make all the difference. Caddis, stonefly nymphs, big Wulff flies and Cahills have been the flies of choice this week.
On the trout ponds the action has slowed although many of the mountain ponds are still a bit cooler than normal for this time of year and some nice brook trout can still be caught.
On Lake Champlain look for big largemouth bass on the outside edges of deeper weed beds in 10-20' of water. Smallmouths are along the rocky shorelines and points in 10-30' of water. Look for these fish to be moving onto the offshore reefs very soon.
Salmon and lake trout fishing continues to be good. We get reports of salmon in the 8-10 lb range being caught regularly by trolling. Look for the bait and water temps in the mid 50's and you will find the salmon.
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