The conditions are not good for fishing. The extreme brightness and extreme heat makes fishing tough.  Although the water temps in these streams are constant 46-50 f there’s not much insect activity until evenings and later.  Insects tend to have some type of internal thermostat and will hatch at the coolest time of the day or night. The hatches have been getting later on most streams for the last 20 years due to the effects of global warming (yea I know this isn’t really occurring …well think again).

The best time to fish these spring creeks right after day break or after the sun goes down. Unfortunately,  most of the best spring creek water is fly fishing and you must be off the water 1 hour after sunset.  The fish may not yet be feeding because the hatches coming off will often wait till after midnight.

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