If you're not having any luck hanging an olive or black balanced leech under a bobber maybe try any minnow patterns you have.
Try different stripping speeds and variations.
With cooler temps ( and cloudy days) you'd be surprised how many big fish cruise the shoreline or hang out in shallow ( 2-4 feet) of water.
Though it's been a couple years since fishing Muir I had some good days sitting at South end in the skinny weeds or edge of weed beds chucking out olive and brown leech patterns ( minnow patterns too) and slow stripping with a floating line.
You'll know if they are keyed on boatman or backswimmer patterns as they won't be doing that frustrating slow roll at the surface but repeated and aggressive slashing.
Slow rolling trout could mean they are feeding on emergers just below the surface so maybe a chironomid hatch or midges.
Try a black and white ( or any other hundred different colored) chironomid patterns as a dropper under a leech or woolly bugger.
I hope that helps a bit.
Time for me to go going fishing in the snow!
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