Well I spent the last two days after work on my new local creek. It is spring fed, and decidely suburban.Luckily it is in a greenway easement and you don't see any development.
It is a new one to me, but it fishes like most other springfed drainages. Cloudy water,lime marl and sulpher smelling muck bottom. What is cool about it ,is it's surprisingly good population of stream bred rainbows.So far the only mayflies I have observed have been on the tiny side, which also seems typical for the local spring creeks. Because of that and the tight cover,I was mostly fishing nymhs in the pockets and streamers through the runs.Here are the pictures.
A typical run.
The typical fish.
The little guys were just plain dumb sometimes.
This hole gave up 4 fish. The biggest gave me cartwheels and a few headhigh leaps before spitting the hook. I guessed him to be maybe 16".
This little oinker fought like a bulldog. He is obviously eating well.
After I get settled in up here, I got a creek to share with friends.I think anybody who fishes it would be surprised at the quality of the fishery considering it's size.Hopefully, it continues to fish well despite the nearby developments.
You are the spring creek wizard.
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