2020 Spring Creek Redd Count

Here is the results for the 2020 redd count for our section, The Blue Bridge at Rock Road downstream to the bridge at Benner Spring trout hatchery. The conditions were good cold but not too cold and a nice overcast sky which makes it easier to see into the stream. The water was 48 degrees and LOW with tons of alge on the bottom, you could not fish nymphs in this section without cleaning your fly off every cast. Saw a Bald Eagle and three live cock pheasents just wandering around (recent stockers) and one dead bird in the stream. We counted 127 redds and some of them were massive, a lot of them were tucked along down logs or large rocks and some had active fish on them but most were void of fish. We did see a lot of fish scooting out from our approach and we saw 5 active risng fish. All in all a good total maybe not as good as last year but really close. It looks as if Spring Creek is doing well and will be in the future. I'll post the totals as soon as I get them. Happy Thanksgiving

Nov. 22 Redd Count for Spring Creek plus a clean up!!

If you have the time we could use your help on Nov. 22nd at 9:00 AM at Spring Creek Park in Houserville, PA (just off Rt 26 before the exit to the stadium), we will be doing our annual redd count plus this year cleaning up the stream side areas. We have been seeing quite a few spawing fish this past week and believe they will continue to mate till December, this year is not normal at all, we have not had out post leaf fall flush of higher water so the redds may not be in their normal spots. If your fishing on Spring Creek of Big Fishing Creek be CAREFUL do not fish to spawing fish at all! If your ar BFC you'll be amaized at the size of some of the female fish you'll see! Spring has a few of the big ones also but leave them alone! If you can help just look at Spring Creek Chapter of TU's wed site for directions and sign ups also check out the Zoom cast this Thursday Nov 4 th @ 7:30 PM for a presentation on Brook Trout- again find the direction from Spring Creek's web site.