Where i am all the rivers and streams are all muddy and fast due to run-off so the fishing blows

What did you say about the rivers and streams? You must have some native brookies up your way don't you? Ithink your area has them from what I have read about it. I could be wrong though. I have been having your same problem but, now some of the lakes are starting to become ice free. But, getting back to stream and river fishing. You must know some place where there is some ripps that empty into a pool. Gogive it a try I broke my curse yesterday with 2 nice brookies a 12 incher and a 14 incher. Nice fat native brookies in the slow biting cold and high water stream that I like to fish early in the season. Just think no flies biting you and not much of others fishing because it is to early. I preffer this type of fishing where those nasty flies can't bite me all up. When everyone else trys the trout I have already caught most of mine. As when those flies come out I am of to the lakes for the most part. Good Luck.