05-12-2004, 08:06 PM
Paradise Valley Spring Creeks
FISHING: Good
The Paradise Valley spring creeks are now in a transition period. There are still fishable numbers of spring Baetis on some days, but we are well past the peak of this hatch.
Even if the hatch is light, Pheasant Tails, Thin Baetis Nymphs or our new Olive Epoxy Biot Nymph in #18-20 are effective, as they are good imitations of all of the summer mayfly nymphs in the creeks. Once the hatch gets going, Baetis Sparkle Duns, CDC Duns, and No Hackles are all great choices for dun patterns.
Midge hatches will provide some surface activity at this time of year. There is usually some emergence mid-morning and again late in the afternoon and early evening, but look for midges any time that there is cloud cover. During the hatch, try fishing a variety of surface emergers like René Harrop's CDC Biot Midge Emergers and our Z-lon tailed CDC Midge Emerger. These small gray midge emergers can be tough to see, but you can always use these in combination with a more visible pattern like a CDC Hanging Midge, or simply fish them with a small yarn indicator.
The fish feed heavily on both midge larvae and midge pupae as well as surface emergers, so be sure to have some of these in your box. The Miracle Nymph, Green Krystal Midge Larva, and any of the Lace Midge Larva patterns can be very effecti
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FISHING: Good
The Paradise Valley spring creeks are now in a transition period. There are still fishable numbers of spring Baetis on some days, but we are well past the peak of this hatch.
Even if the hatch is light, Pheasant Tails, Thin Baetis Nymphs or our new Olive Epoxy Biot Nymph in #18-20 are effective, as they are good imitations of all of the summer mayfly nymphs in the creeks. Once the hatch gets going, Baetis Sparkle Duns, CDC Duns, and No Hackles are all great choices for dun patterns.
Midge hatches will provide some surface activity at this time of year. There is usually some emergence mid-morning and again late in the afternoon and early evening, but look for midges any time that there is cloud cover. During the hatch, try fishing a variety of surface emergers like René Harrop's CDC Biot Midge Emergers and our Z-lon tailed CDC Midge Emerger. These small gray midge emergers can be tough to see, but you can always use these in combination with a more visible pattern like a CDC Hanging Midge, or simply fish them with a small yarn indicator.
The fish feed heavily on both midge larvae and midge pupae as well as surface emergers, so be sure to have some of these in your box. The Miracle Nymph, Green Krystal Midge Larva, and any of the Lace Midge Larva patterns can be very effecti
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