From the benchWith water at 42°F, trout metabolism is slow and fish are stacked in the deepest, slowest water they can find — think long, dark pools and the inside seams of big bends rather than riffles. Set your indicator depth so your flies are ticking within 6 inches of the bottom, and slow your drift down as much as possible. The best window today will be the midday rain lull between roughly 11 AM and 2 PM when BWOs and midges get active; watch for subtle surface dimples in the tailouts and be ready to drop down to 6X tippet and a size 22. If the rain picks up and surface activity shuts off, switch to the Sparkle Minnow Sculpin and work the deep undercut banks — November is prime time for big brown trout on streamers.