The bass are still in there and on beds. We have had some good luck still. Plenty of stocked Rainbows, and even still I have heard of a steelie or two in the system. Also some Brookies stocked in the upper section. Fish are willing to rise to flies so assess the current hatch and try to match it. The bass are still willing to take many kinds of of streamers, though it seems as the pressure has made them more hesitant. Natural colors are working better. A brown bugger seems to be a good choice right now.

The bass are in! So are the fisherman! It can be expected to be a bit of a zoo for the next few weeks. But note that there is plenty of water, just because everyone is fishing in the same area doesn't mean that it is the only place with fish. Go on an adventure. Get there early hammer some bass then adventure up stream a bit. Lewis is a big watershed. A friend said he landed a big brown a ways upstream, past all the bass madness. They have stocked Lewis so you will also find plenty of stockers, as well as an occasional rogue steelie still in the lower sections.

The bass have begun the journey up the Lewis Creek watershed, but so have the abundance of fisherman. If you would like to experience the "Salmon River" in Vermont, check out Lewis the next few weekends. I would suggest getting there on a weekday. Reports from this weekend saw some bass. The lower on the river the better right now. They will be working up slowly though. VT F&W dumped some Brookies and Steelie strain fish in the river too. Heard about some big Brookies (12") that are in there right now. A pretty steady Caddis hatch going on. So try those Caddis pupa, worms and dries.

I spent the 1st of the month up there for awhile with some fishing buddies. We did get some action. The river had just deiced and the water was muddy but low. Conditions will change day to day based on weather and runoff. I have still yet to hook a Lewis steelhead, though I have seen it happen, but they do stock 1000's of smolts in Lake Champlain at the mouth of Lewis Creek every year. Hopefully I'll get the chance this month. Standard nymphs and eggs with a bit of flash have always worked for me in similar situations.