Yes we do need a bunch of it, the leaves are falling and if it rains well it will produce the flush we need to rid the riffles of leaves, mix in some needed colder weather and the male browns will begin to get bitchy! It's streamer season along with some caddis and blue winged olive hatches mixed in but as the water gets colder the top feeding will not be a prime concern during the spawn.
Streamers are the name of the game, you can swing them or strip them either method works well, just do it. Remember dark days mean dark patterns and light days mean lighter patterns. Colors that work well are black/brown, olive/brown & orange/black or brown, lighter is white, yellow or some lighter shade of brown/tan. Throw in some purple or red just to get them excited. Do not forget leeches on a swing or stripped back in a jigging motion, Arizona Mega Semi-seal is a very good material for the body, weight the head to get that motion of the head drop and then strip & drop the retrieve.
We should start to see some redds very soon, so becareful where you step! On a side note if your in Houserville any time check out the stream improvement above the bridge that goes to Trout Road, it is a very nice addition for Spring Creek. If we could only get the Fish & Boat Commission to get rid of their stupid dam at Rock Road we would have a good solid run of bigger females going upstream to spawn. Great news they are planning on an improvement project on the golf course where Slab Cabin runs thru it- good news!!
