fly fishing the high water

Hi Folks, Guided the last two morning under cloudy rainy conditions.  Lots of water in our streams presently.  Fished Winooski tributaries where water temperatures ranged from 51 degrees (small moutain stream) to 59 degrees (larger valley river).  Water clarity was not bad, but the levels are certainly high.  Hatching insects have not been a factor as we fished nutrient  poor rivers where attractor patterns seem to be the most effective.  Yesterday I had a father and son with one fly angler and one spin angler.  Worked a chartruse clauser minnow and a tan bead headed zonker on the fly rod and hooked one rainbow in high water and landed a smallmouth bass.  With the spin tackle we caught a nice 12" wild bow and a scrapy smallmouth.  The good old perch colored rapala was the ticket.  The trout were at the heads of pools while the bass were located in slower part of the pool.  Today we fly fished some local streams for wild rainbows and native brook trout.  Caught every thing on dry flies.  Large brightly colored stimulators were very effective as we landed 2 dozen brook trout between 3" and 8" with a few wild rainbows to boot.  Tight line drifting into soft eddies and seem lines were where the fish were holding.  Fun watching them to rise to eat a dry.  Our big rivers are too high to fish today but should be back in line by Sunday.  Nice weather pattern with cool nights and mild daytime temps should keep the trout fishing solid.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy