| Stream: | Spring Creek |
| Date of Update: | 4/20/2021 |
| Author: | TCO State College Staff |
| Highlight: | Spring Creek is in great shape. Olives and midges dominate the hatches upstream from Paradise, Grannom caddis are done and have been replaced by tan caddis and crane flies. Sulphurs are right around the corner, expect to see them within a week. |
| Stream Level: | Spring is 95 cfs at Axemann, median is 131 cfs |
| Water Temp: | low 50's |
| Clarity: | good color |
| Fishing Overview: | Olives, midges, and tan caddis are around and fish have moved into feeding lanes and looking up. Fish have been readily taking nymphs and caddis pupa throughout the day while bugs are moving. |
| Specifics and Tips: | Get your nymphs down and try something with either a orange or green hot spot, often in colder water fish will react to a bit of color. Fish dries in the riffles as fish will feed heavy in those prime lanes. |
| Hatches: | Tan Caddis (14-18) BWO (18-22) Crane Fly (14-16) Midges (22-26) |
| Hot Patterns: | Tan Caddis (14-16) BWO Patterns (20-22) Midge Patterns (20-24) Dirty Bird Caddis (14-18) Black Zebra Midge (18-22) Walt's Worm (12-16) Olive Perdigone (16-18) Iron Lotus (16-18) Olive & Black Slumpbuster's (6-10) Galloup's Boogieman or Mini Dungeon Black/Olive (2-6) |
| Other Information: | Having trouble fooling those trout on your flies?... click here! Spending a day with any of our accomplished guides will get you back on track and landing fish in no time! |
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| Conservation Note: | PLEASE CLEAN YOUR GEAR AFTER FISHING SPRING! New Zealand Mud Snails have been identified on Spring Creek!!! Please click the link below to find out how to clean your boots and waders after fishing Spring Creek: Click here to learn more about MUDSNAILS. ANGLERS VISITING OUR AREA: Specifically those of you who just fished the Delaware River (or other streams in the NY Catskill Region),the Farmington in Connecticut, or Maryland's Gunpowder River, Please clean your boots and waders with a diluted bleach solution OR hot water(must be over 140 degrees f) and laundry detergent - It must soak for at least 30 minutes to be effective. DIDYMO has been identified in these watersheds. Another option is to purchase a second pair of boots and waders to wear only in infected waters. It's the only sure way not to spread DIDYMO. Please be responsible - Don't spread DIDYMO TO Central Pennsylvania! Click here to learn more about DIDYMO. This is a real threat to all of us! |
| General: | Check out our Fishing Educational Programs - Click here. Be sure to stop in the store next time you visit the area... we will be happy to share our favorite fly patterns with you. |
