I am new to flyfishing and have not too many flyfishing trips to my credit , but in the high mountain lakes near my home , I have had very good success on chronimids , however I also would like to cast a vote for scuds/freshwater shrimp.
I managed to fool several nice trout with them this past summer and fall.
P.S. did I detect an invitation to go down and enjoy summer in auz with the smuggler and thus escape the frozen lakes of the great white north? I'm willing to stand on my head if it means I can thaw out a little .