Typically, Maine is not thought of as a winter fly fishing hot spot. Jan 6th, usually means sub zero temperatures and frozen water systems, but not this year. Today was Sixty something degrees and partly cloudy with great bursts of of warm winds and sun. I headed for a spot on the St. George River where I had been lucky in the weeks before Christmas. I had plans to meet up with Chuck, a friend with whom I fly fish with on a regular basis. The lake had enough ice on it to cause a dense fog that would drift in and out with the strong and warm Southerly wind. Certainly, a strange state of affairs on January 6. Chuck wasn’t there yet so I started to gear up as I wanted to gain the first fly through the pool advantage, if there really is such a thing. The distinctive pipe smoke drifting through the air announced Chucks arrival and we talked until I lost my advatage! He tricked the first Brown Trout of the day and I took a couple digital pictures. The Brown trout were actively feeding and the warm weather had livened them up. Most of the Brown Trout that we caught were taken on Mudlers and Wood Specials. The St. George is a beautiful Maine trout stream that meanders down through wooded areas and fields. Browns were holding where you would exspect along slow moving seams and behind shore line rocks. Another friend had caught a 16 inch Brook Trout the day before. El Ninio, Global Warming? But, I don’t know that the fly fishing was good.