Hmm... I don't have any insight on winter fish behavior, BUT I would say you live in a pretty good spot. I'm 40 miles down the hill, but the majority of my fishing goes on in the A's drainage. I'd highly recommend "Fly Fishing the Tahoe Region," by Stephen Haggard. I don't know the author or anything like that, the book is just ridiculously detailed and is the only book I know of that covers the forks of the A. I think there's something like 60+ streams covered in there. Many, many of those are within 10-45 minutes of Placerville.
I know I have never had much luck in the South Fork, and there's a couple small streams that I consistently catch larger fish than I ever have in the South Fork.
Good luck with those winter guys! I'm guessing they can be pretty crafty.
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