beautiful fall weather

Hi folks, Been guiding the afternoon the last couple of days for trout on the main stem of the Lamoille and its tributary streams.  We have had two consecutive hard frosts and the river temperatures are beginning to drop.  The leaves seem a little delayed and the foliage is okay.  The red maple or soft maple turned well early, but it appears the prolonged warmer fall weather has slowed the rest of the foliage.  Oh well, still nice on the water right now.  So water temperatures are now hovering around 50 degrees.  You know you have been standing in a river.  Water levels are still up and should remain that way for the rest of the season.  Not much for hatching bugs last two days.  It appears that the trout are finally dropping into their fall haunts of slower water as things cool off .  The fishing on the Lamoille the last couple of days has been slow.  Not much action where I was guiding. We moved into tributaries and started catching and seeing fish.  Mostly small rainbows between 7" and 11". Still drawing random surface takes with yellow foam fly patterns.  Pretty interesting that 3 of the larger brown trout I have guided this year all ate of the top and where interested in a gaudy foam fly that really looks like nothing.  Small #18-#22 copper johns, BWO nymphs, and soft hackles have all been catching fish.  Do not rule out streamers on sinking lines right  now or a dead drifted heavily weighted
#10-#12 olive/black wooly bugger on a long 3x leader. The big bright sun and north wind has probably  not helped the big water fishing this week.  I would much prefer cool, dark, and damp.  Oh well, I'll take the nice weather while I can.  Off to chase trout all weekend.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  have fun, Willy