big wind and cool down

Hi Folks, Spent yesterday afternoon guiding on another Lamoille tributary.  Big cold north wind yesterday that posed some problems for casting and blowing debris in the water.  Lots of junk and leaves drifting in the current that we had to periodically remove from our leader and flies.  Water temperatures have remained in the mid fifties. but should cool down with the first frost of the year.  Fishing will be best mid afternoon right now as we need the water temperatures to warm up to crank things up.  Levels are still high but should drop down some with a nice dry warm period on the way for the next week.  Saw a massive hatch of #22 BWOs yesterday and not a damn fish eating off the top.  Did have one decent rainbow randomly explode on a foam fly, but nobody interested in eating BWO duns.  I can only figure the bright skies, junk in the water, and flows impacted that.  So, I am not adverse to getting down and dirty and we nymph fished with a #14 rubber legged copper john and a #22 peacock soft hackle.  We had wild rainbows eat both flies and the dropper seemed to draw more attention.  Tells me the fish were tuned into the BWO hatch, just not surface oriented.  Pretty interesting how fishing can change from day to day.  Creamed large wild brown trout 2 days ago under damp cloudy conditions and yesterday under bright windy skies, we never saw a brown.  Well, will be checking out the Lamoille later today and hopefully the fish will be rising.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy