rain and small stream magic

Hi Folks, Guided all day yesterday on a small tributary of the Winooski drainage.  The Winooski itself was 70 degrees on Friday night after a warm sunny day.  The small stream we fished yesterday was a pleasant 61 degrees.  I have received 1" of rain at my house since Saturday morning and looks like it will rain all day today.  We need it.  Good weather week coming up with highs in the 70's and lows in the forties at night.  Should keep our trout streams somewhat cooler.  The Lamoiile was pretty dirty yesterday morning so we opted for a small stream and the fishing was great.  We covered a lot of ground casting a #12 royal stimulator and a #14 yellow sallie stimulator.  Found native brook trout to 9" and wild rainbows to 10" in every nook and cranny.  Even used the bow and arrow cast a few times for some tight spaces.  Probably had over 40 trout come to the fly and we landed at least half of them.  Good fun on a 2wt. and certainly good practice for casting accuracy.  Short lines and little fly line on the water was important for good drifts and hooking trout.  Any water that was knee deep held a trout.  Took a couple of good falls with my rubber bottomed boots.  Certainly going to have to use more caution wading now that felt bottomed shoes are becoming obsolete.  Still we need to do what we can to prevent the spread of Didymo and other non-native species.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy