Received the final results of the 2016 Redd count for Spring Creek and the totals are about 20 percent less than 2015, the total for 16 was 1580 compared to a total of 1920 for 2015, according to observations this can be directly attributed to low water conditions of this year. A section that is along Rock Road was observed on 11-13-16 and had 18 redds was again observed on 11-27-16 and at that time had 51 redds with some having active fish on them. Water levels and a later peak spawn resulted in our lower counts but even with a decrease we still had a great total of 1580 redds that we saw, not bad for a urban fishery, plus with the amount of wood in the streams to provide cover for the hatching fry we should have a good class of trout coming into the population in years to come but we still need a couple good shots of rain to provide enough water to allow the eggs to mature and hatch and not freeze or get scoured with ice flows during low water condition.
Not much fishing going on now, just too cold and if you want a happy home life you would do well to stay home and help with Christmas prep. Time to get your fly tying material orders done and lay out your tying schedule for the winter. Keep and open mind about fishing in Jan and Feb., they are the typical start of good winter midge fishing for us.
Enjoy.
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