Rough and Tumbly

Hi Folks, Guided a tributary of the Lamoille yesterday afternoon for trout with the fly rods.  Water is still u but he clarity was fine.  This particular stream is pretty tannin as is and has lots of large rocks and boulders to contend with when wading.  Water temperature was 63 degrees. Decent for July. A few #8-#12 golden stone fly shucks on rocks and we saw a few sporadic #14 may flies hatching.  No rising fish.  We carried two rods, one with a dry dropper rig and one with a #12 double tungsten stone fly fly pattern under an indicator.  We spent most of our time on primary pools.  We hooked 7 trout from browns to rainbows to small native brook trout.  Most of our takes were on the nymphs, though at dusk we did have 3 fish come to the dry fly.  It was interesting that in the high water I think the trout did not want to move much.  It appeared that they were holding tight to cover which makes sense for a fish that is lazy and energy efficient.  So it meant lots of drifts into suspected holding water in order to draw interest.  I am off to chase bass this morning.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home, Have Fun, Willy