I started this weekend off in Bristol VT, fishing some water here that’s as cold as it is clear. My initially prodding of this waterway back in March revealed some extremely interesting looking sections to fish. The water here has a pretty high CFS flow, split between numerous large boulders and falls that create nice deep pools and perfect sections of pocket water as it meanders its way down to lower elevations.

My day started off slow and uneventful. I just really did not have any luck. I tried prodding the water with some streamers, used a variety of nymph patterns and could not get a fish to take. As I made my way downstream to slower moving water, but luck began to change. Able to actually wade into the water i overturned some rocks and found a pretty good amount of golden stone nymphs.

Switching it up, I tied on a size 16 golden stone and began running it through some pockets. The first fish I caught was a little rainbow fry, not exactly the fish I was looking for, but a trout nonetheless, right?

As the day progressed, I found luck on a variety of nymphs. Hares ears, copper johns, they all seemed to work. While I didn’t catch any fish really worth bragging over, if eventually did pick up: