Periodic Spring Creek Trips

Over the summer I took a few mornings off from the warm water game to chase some spring creek trout. These photos have been hiding amongst dozens of smallmouth pictures, I think it is a great time to show them off before we welcome in the new year. I have and always will love spring creeks no matter how many times I want to throw my rod in the mud or curse at a large unwilling trout that refuses to take my fly. There are small victories and lessons each time on the water, some how I feel its amplified on a spring creek because you have to get it all right to make it count. Over the years we have put some beautiful trout in the net, and these few photos continue the tradition. They aren't all huge monsters that some people need to catch to feel accomplished, but they are a combination of size and color, each with their own story to tell. That is what makes me keep coming back!

Fishing Report - Boiling Springs

March is almost over and I have only written once this month. Life is a bit crazy with the new shop opening. We are fully stocked and ready for the season, from camping gear to flies. The fishing is really starting to pick up around here, Grannoms and Hendricksons have started coming off in good numbers. The water is still a bit cold, so you won't see much surface activity until later in the day. Start off the morning with nymphs and emergers, then change to dries mid day. Most of the spring creeks are still getting midges and olives, but it won't be long until we see some caddis and then sulphurs. Caddis pupa and hare's ears have been my top two flies so far this season for most of the limestone creeks with sow bugs and caddis pupa on the spring creeks.  Stop in the shop and check it out, grab a few flies and head out to the creek.