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River Report

Updated 1/29/12

Sorry for the long lay off, hasn't been much to report lately on the rivers. Right now the Otter is messy but should be fine by mid week. Prior to the rains fishing had slowed a bit due to the cold snap. With the mild temps of this weekend and this week ahead we could see a return to decent action. In a typical winter it would be bit too early to suggest this, but not this year.... start looking for those little black stones on the banks. Over the next month fish will start to key in on these. Have small black nymphs on hand for the rest of the season. When you notice them on the banks pay close attention to the size, it's important in the winter. Any old black stone may not do the trick when the water column is full of the small bugs.

The rains this past week did blow out ice in places on the Lewis but I haven't been there yet, pretty messy. Could be worth prospecting this week.

We haven't set our 2012 rates yet but with gas on the rise again we'll probably have to bump things a bit so book early and take advantage of last year's rates.

See below for some specifics
- Neshobe closed
- New Haven closed
-Otter Creek Messy right now, clearing has started but low visibility.
-Middlebury River closed
Furnace Brook closed
-Lewis Creek Ice has come out of some places but the water is dirty for the next few days.
Winooski
Open in section, most of the way from the Lake up to the Bolton Flats area. Be sure to check the regs.. Salmon Hole is a good option this time of year with both Land Locks and Steel. A tip.. go light on the tippet, the fish are line shy in this clear water.

USGS River Flow Data
STOCKING SCHEDULE
Thanks for the landing help Alex, fun fight, took a hare's ear.

Winter bow on a chunky streamer.

All Fish Caught and Released

Brian with a nice winter brown and VT Fly Guys streamer.

A winter bow from the Otter.

Another winter brown and Fly Guys streamer.

One of a few mid to upper teens bows we landed this past week, almost all on Prince nymphs

Rivers	Temp	Hatches	Suggested Patterns
Otter Creek Middlebury/Rutland	34	Midges	midge patterns (20-24) in a variety of shapes and colors but keep them thin and simple, hare's ear as a main fly with smaller droppers is a good bet.
Lewis Creek Rt 7 area down past Greenbush Rd.	34		Buggers/Bunny (white or black), Egg patterns (oregon cheese worked well for me last year), big prince and caddis patterns, egg sucking leach, crystal meth eggs
New Haven River Lower	-
Middlebury River Lower
Neshobe River
Furnace Brook Upper
Winooski River Richmond to Waterbury	34	midge (white & cream) 22ish	midge patterns (20-24) in a variety of shapes and colors but keep them thin and simple, hare's ear as a main fly with smaller droppers is a good bet. Streamers worked slow and often tight to the banks on sunny days can get results

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