big fish small brook

Hi Folks, Fishing has been pretty darn good lately.  Guided another good fly angler yesterday on small Winooski tributary.  Water temperature was 60 degrees, clear, and at its seasonal average for flow.  No hatching insects as this is a pretty nutrient poor stream.  The trout in this stream want a good drift.  Also, caution is needed in order to avoid the spook factor.  We fished 2 different 3wt. outfits with one rod rigged with a #14 yellow foam terrestrial pattern and and other with an indicator and a #14 tungsten prince nymph.  We tangled with all wild rainbows and were pleasantly surprised to land measured rainbows of 14" and 15".  Really nice trout in a small brook that you could spit across.  Pretty crazy fighting fish like this in a small area.  Some of their jumps were almost above our heads.  A lot of electricity in the rod tip on these fish.  One ate the dry and one ate the nymph.  Most of our takes were on the dry fly.  All of our presentations were up stream with minimal slack in the line.  Just really drifting the leader. We did land several other smaller fish, but the big boys were the cream of the crop.  It seems to me that the small water trout fishing has been outstanding and the big water has been slow.  I have not done very well in the Lamoille lately, but the tribs. have been outstanding.  I am supposed to fish this afternoon but looks like rain out there so we will see what happens.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy