First week of 2014 Trout fishing

It is difficult to report conditions this time of the year because of unsettled weather. Monday the high was 75 and then Wednesday we woke up to 2 inches of snow. Lake St. Catherine is ice free as are alot of local ponds now...I heard peeper tree frogs, saw Redwing Black Birds and early Black Stoneflies....all signs of spring

Target areas for trout trips will be small lowland streams and brooks. All tributaries to the Mettawee and Battenkill are good places to start. The Indian River is West Pawlet and Rupert is a early season favorite. Look for streams that do not have steep grade as there are RIPPING with run off....

This little pool is LOADED with Brookies...LOADED!

Taking Brookie selfies is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT! This was the 4th one I caught before I could get a pix....LOVE THOSE BROOKIES!

There is no shortage of woody debris habitat on the upper Mettawee....no canoe travel= plenty of in stream wood structure! After such a tough winter we all had....I am finding I am a little behind on bookings. I have a bunch of REALLY PRIME DATES for May trips to the Black River, East Creek and the Walloomsac Trophy Areas....These openings include weekend dates so give me a call at 1 800-682-0103...I will start posting on a regular basis now but there is a ton of information from the past 5 years that all still applies. Also there is a search feature...just type in key words like "hendrickson" or "East Creek" Thanks for the view....Lets go fishing!