How to Fish Spring Trout Streams
Fishing spring creeks isn’t easy. Don’t expect large quantities
of catches, but do expect a challenging experience which has a
certain mystique about it. Catching just a few trout, will give
you a feeling of accomplishment.
First, keep in mind that your fishing excursions will be more
successfull, and you will get many more bites if you use The
Evening Secret
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Spinfishing is illegal on most spring creeks, but you can use a
variety of flyfishing methods such as sight casting to “rooters”
burrowing in aquatic plants for scuds, nymphs and sow bugs. You
can slap out chunky streamers to tease big fish from deep, dark
pools. You can fish terrestrials during no-hatch periods, or you
can wait patiently for mayfly emergences, when trout rise
furiously all around you.
Delicate presentations are important, so keep your tackle light.
Use an eight to nine foot rod taking a No. 4 to 6 weight-forward
or double-taper floating line, plus an eight to 14 foot knotless
leader tapering to a 4X to 7X tippet is perfect.
Keep in mind that your casting positions can be critical in
determining whether your fly is snatched up boldly or ignored on
spring creeks. Try different deliveries from several different
locations to find which is best. Try quartering upstream across a
downstream casts until you get just the right float to fool a
particularly difficult trout.
Know what stage of insect the trout are consuming. This can vary
from fish to fish and from minute to minute as the hatch
progresses. When the first mayflies appear, most trout feed on
the emerging insects drifting in the surface film as they
struggle to free themselves from their nymphal skins. Always
carry a good supply of emerger imitations when fishing a spring
creek hatch.
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