Spring Creek's are nice!

This spring creek is still kicking out fish at a good pace. Being void of tributary influence and flowing only a handful of miles before it joins the Deschutes, this river always is playing. These fish are a bit pressured, so careful presentations as you cautiously stalk the banks is huge. Oh, and the water is as clear as glass so if you see a fish from an upstream position, that fish likely sees you. Stay low, behind any stream side cover like trees or shrubs. Often times it's important to make casts from you knees, while hiding behind a bush. If you take the time to do these things, your fly choice becomes less important. If that fish feels comfortable, does not feel the threat from predators, it's likely to eat a number of bugs that look natural and are in "season". With that said, bugs of choice would be BWO's(18-20), winter stones(size 14ish), midges(18-22) and if those fail sculpin and crayfish patterns stripped by the fish holding zones. The best success is usually had with sparse and low riding patterns. Rubber legs and flash don't have much place on this river during the late winter/spring when imitating the hatching bugs. Use flies that look natural and match the size of the bugs you see around you. When Streamer fishing, pull these things by downed logs, undercuts and deep pockets, sometimes you'll be surprised what grabs on.