I’ve had the luxury of spending the last couple of Fridays at Depuy’s. Both days were warm but windy. Nymphing was productive. Once again, the Z-Bro Midge in black and red was a winner. But you might also try small Sawyer pheasant tails or other baetis nymph imitations, scuds, and small streamers. At one point, the wind died down and several fish were immediately up on midges, but as soon as I tied on a dry, the wind came back up and shut things down. If you do make it to the creeks on a relatively calm (and preferably cloudy) day, expect midges and possibly some baetis, though we haven’t yet heard of good hatches of the latter.

I had another day of steady nymphing on Depuy’s Spring Creek yesterday. The gusty wind and bright sun shut down any midge surface activity; I didn’t see a single fish rise all day. A size 20 Sawyer pheasant tail in dark olive fooled the majority of the fish that I caught, while a black Z-Bro Midge accounted for a couple more. I didn’t see any evidence of redds yet, but the rainbows will soon be doing their thing. If you visit the creeks over the next couple of months, be sure not to wade through any cleared areas of gravel. And don’t go after fish that are actively spawning; they’ve got enough troubles without being pulled off of their redds. Along with the spawning season, baetis hatches should be just around the corner! Rod fees on all of the spring creeks are $40 until April 15 – take advantage of the winter rates before it’s too late.

For more information, see the articles about pre-runoff spring creek fishing and fishing during spawning season on our shop web site.