Buzz’s Spring Creek Fishing Report – May 16, 2012
There are still some Rainbows spawning. Please leave the spawners alone and avoid the redds while wading. The fish are very vulnerable while spawning and it is not right to harass them. Also even though there are no fish on most of the spawning redds, they contain eggs that will be killed if walked on
The Spring Creeks are producing some good dry fly fishing with some pretty good Midge activity and fair to decent Spring Baetis hatches. Also there is some Caddis activity on the Creeks. The nymph fishing has been pretty good as there are a good number of Rainbows still in the Creeks..
The Midge hatches are fair to good and are usually occurring in the mornings and again in the late afternoons. My favorite Midge patterns have been: our Captive Midge, a Harrop CDC Hanging Midge, a Buzz's CDC Midge, a Harrop CDC Emerging 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 Zebra Midge all in sizes 18 to 22.
The Spring Baetis hatches are anywhere from sparse to pretty good. A cloudy rainy day will produce a good hatch. My favorite Baetis patterns are Max’s Baetis (18-20), a CDC Baetis Comparadun (18-20), a Spring Creek CDC Baetis Emerger (20) or a Harrop CDC Biot BWO Dun (20).
We are starting to see some decent Caddis activity near the riffle areas of the Creeks. My favorite patterns have been an Elk Hair Caddis (18 or 20) or an Olive Harrop Henry’s Fork Caddis (16-18).
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.
Most of the flies suggested above are locally tied and have been developed especially for the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks by the Spring Creek Specialists Fly Shop.
We now have over 500 patterns just for the Paradise Valley Spring Creeks, including 54 patterns by Rene Harrop.
Many of the fly patterns mentioned can be seen at www.depuyspringcreek.com. Just follow the link to fly patterns. Also all of our patterns are available for sale by contacting us by email at basini@mcn.net or calling us at 406 222 5664.
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