Sunday is the time to find out just how many trout are spawning in Spring Creek this year, we should get to see quite a few pairs and a bunch of wild smaller males around the many red's in our section. We check the stream from Rock Road parking lot downstream to the bridge below Benner Spring hatchery. We can just about tell where we will find most of them by now since we have been counting every year since 2015! Some years we find only empty redd's but sometimes we find pairs on them, can never tell when? Remember never step on a redd because of all the eggs in them, even if only a few become adults that's just fine, wild trout are just like jewels.
When the spawn is over the trout will go on a feeding spree to build up reserves that they lost during all the actively. You can target them with streamers, leeches or white or very light orange egg patterns, just remember to use barbless hooks. Speaking about hooks and tying materials, why is there such a shortage of smaller counter sunk beads! Seems as if every time you need some everyone is out! Have been tying to buy them by the 100 packs and that is not an easy task, I love the mm. size designation and not the dam 5/64 crap, anyone know where there is a good source- not rip lips- they are always sold out!!!
This is a great time to catch up on YouTube videos and get you list done for the Winters fly tying needs, you always seem to see or need new stuff- Get Tying
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