Since the rocks have been pulled out of the new bridge site the backed up water has flushed through and the Otter has been restored to it's winter low flow. The last time checked it was flowing at 787 c.f.s. down from a whopping 2000 plus. A recent trip to the falls in downtown Middlebury rendered a nice snag of a large tree branch. It was quite a fight. The bonus was the aquatic hitchhikers that were clinging to the branch.

So it's December. Most people have hung up there rods and are waxing their skis. With very little snow and warm milder temperatures it is still a great time to be fishing. The fish are still active and conditions still pleasant. Even though a majority of the options are closed until April the remaining watersheds have be producing consistantly. Places like downtown Middlebury, Twin Bridges, and Lewis Creek are fishing well. So before you pack your stuff away for good take advantage of the warm days. Stop in the shop for the most up to date info and fly patterns.

With Almost 2-3 inches of rain falling from Friday to Saturday night expect the Otter to be very high and rising.  If your not adding enough weight then you going to have a slow day out there.  Be careful wading.  Make use of the other soon to CLOSE waterways

Has Fished well into the Fall. With temperatures coming down the best time on the water is mid-day. Beatis emergers have continued to work well on a cold cloudy day. Streamer fishing has definitely picked up. Come into the shop and try some of our new Scuplin patterns.

Water temperatures have come way down. It seems they are either eating very small bugs or huge ones. Still hitting hoppers but seem to like the Batman Princes and RS2's much more. Lighter or Flourocarbon tippet on low & clear water days. Work log jams with a streamer.