| Stream: | Spring Creek |
| Date of Update: | 5/25/2020 |
| Author: | TCO State College Staff |
| Highlight: | Spring is in perfect condition right now. Sulphurs will be thick this week with the warmer weather..hatch is best right before dark. Caddis, craneflies and olives are around as well. |
| Stream Level: | Spring is 130 cfs at Axeman, average is 100 cfs |
| Water Temp: | low 50's |
| Clarity: | Some color |
| Fishing Overview: | Fishing has been good, sulphurs, olives and caddis have been around and fish are eating on top when they come off, cloudy days have been better than bright sunny ones. Nymphing has been producing the most fish. |
| Specifics and Tips: | Sulphurs will be best afternoons on cloudy days, towards evening with sun. Try a downstream presentation to picky fish. Fish spinners in the early AM. Nymphing will produce when fish are not rising. |
| Hatches: | Sulphurs (14-16) BWO's (18-22) Tan/Black Caddis (14-18) Crane Fly (14-16) Midges (22-26) |
| Hot Patterns: | Sulphur Dun (14-16) Sulphur Emergers (14-16) BWO (18-22) Sulphur Nymphs (14-18) Caddis Pupa (14-18) Black Zebra Midge (18-22) Walt's Worm (12-16) Dorsey's Olive Scud (14-18) Hot Spot Sow Bug (14-16) Iron Lotus (16-18) Olive and Black Slumpbuster's (6-10) |
| 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. |
