working for trout

Hi folks, Guided a double yesterday starting on the upper Winooski in the morning and then finished the day on the Lamoille.  Yes, I did change wading gear and make sure that I did not move anything from one watershed to another.  Water temperature on the Winooski was 60 degrees and the water was almost twice the seasonal flow average.  The color of the water was slightly off or even say dingy.  Not much for insects hatching and no rising fish.  We nymphed and worked a few streamers.  We covered a fair amount of water were able to land 5 wild rainbows all under 12".  Even at a young age the rainbows all got air time.  A #10 olive and black heavily weighted wooly bugger accounted for one fish.  A #12 tungsten prince and a #16 olive caddis pupa accounted for the other trout. We did not find any consistency in the fishing and the trout were holding in heavy water as well as slow pools. Last night on the Lamoille the water temperature was 65 degrees and the water level was above the seasonal average.  Saw a number of #16 to #18 caddis hatching at dusk as well as #16 sulphers.  We found a few rising fish, but they were all young rainbows.  Nymphing a #16olive caddis pupa with #18 pheasant tail under an indicator produced 1 landed wild rainbow and several missed or lost fish.  We were able to get the rising trout at dusk to eat a #16 the usual and #16 parachute sulpher.  Still no larger fish showing their face.   Considering the conditions, the fishing was not fast and furious.  Nice overcast day with cool air temperatures, you would have thought we would have caught a ton of fish.  We did have the rivers to ourselves, that is always a bonus.  I think the higher than average flows had an impact on the fishing yesterday, but who knows.  You can only catch them if your fly is in the water.  Off to tug on trout today.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  have fun, Willy