stalking rising fish

Hi Folks, guided the Lamoille yesterday afternoon under sunny skies.  Water temperature was 58 degrees and the level was just below the seasonal average.  Saw a number of large #14 caddis hatching, a few sporadic #12 March Browns, and #14 spinners.  We nymph fished for the first part of the day without much success.  Just could not buy a strike.  We fished 3 pretty good riffles with a variety of flies and no luck.  However, once the sun went down a bit and we found shady section of river, things changed quickly.  We found a nice pod of rising wild rainbows that were holding in slow long bend pool that was littered with large boulders.  It took some observation and patience to figure out what they were eating.  This pool is fed by a gentle riffle and the mayfly spinners were being swept down stream into the trouts feeding lanes.  These fish were not moving very far to eat and were certainly tuned into one thing and one thing only.  The fly of the day was a #14 Hendrickson colored spinner with grizzly hackle wing and split tail.  Man did these trout fight when hooked!  The first fish was out of the water before you knew what was happening.  All of the trout were between 13" and 14" and looked to be in excellent shape.  Good fun stalking these fish.  It required good casting, staying out of the water, and lots of patience.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-natvie species at home.  Off to chase landlocked salmon.  Have Fun, Willy