Buzz’s Spring Creek Fishing Report – May 5, 2008 

Rainbows are still spawning in the Creeks. Please be careful while wading not to step anywhere near a redd. Leave the spawners alone and let them get their job done. If you are not sure what a redd looks like, please stop by the shop and we will be happy to show you.

  The Spring Creeks are providing some pretty good dry fly fishing with  Midges, Baetis and  Caddis bringing up fish.  If you get a calm day you will have rising fish. If the wind blows you will probably be nymphing.

  The Midge hatches have been fair to good and are occurring in the mornings and sometimes again in the afternoons. My favorite Midge patterns have been: our Captive Midge, a Harrop CDC Hanging Midge, a Buzz's CDC Midge or a Harrop Gray Adult Midge all in sizes 20 to 22. A great pattern to trail off any of these is Gary's Midge Pupa, a WD-40, a Miracle Nymph or a Black Beauty all in sizes 18 to 22.

   The Spring Baetis hatches are sparse to fair, with the better hatches on calm cloudy days. Look for them in the late mornings through the mid afternoon. My favorite patterns are a CDC Comparadun, a CDC Baetis Emerger, a Max’s Baetis Dun, A Harrop Gray Olive Dun and a Harrop Gray Olive Emerger all in 18or 20.

   On warmer afternoons there have been some decent Caddis hatches near the riffle areas. Also the Mother’s Day Caddis are hatching on the River and many of those find there way to the Creeks. My favorite patterns have been a Harrop Olive Henry’s Fork Caddis, an Olive Elk Hair Caddis and a Gary’s Caddis, all in a size 18.

   The Nymph fishing has been good. There are various Mayfly nymphs available to the fish along with Midge Larva and Pupa, Scuds, Sow Bugs and Caddis Larva and Pupa. Midge Larva and Midge Pupa patterns, Sawyer Pheasant Tails, Scuds, Sow Bugs, Caddis Larva and Caddis Pupa and WD-40's have all been very effective.

 

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