Paradise Valley Spring Creek Fishing Report
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This Montana spring creek fishing report is valid December 5 through February.
Fishing can be great on the creeks during the winter, but it does cost you $40-odd extra per day unless you lucked into a season pass at Depuy—they wouldn’t even sell ME one.
Midges of one breed or another rule the creeks through the winter. Hatches are possible, but will be fragmentary until mid-February more or less (and are better yet in March). More likely you’ll be nymphing the bigger, deeper runs. Don’t hesitate to fish you Zebra Midge or whatever behind a skinny San Juan Worm. I tie these with spandex for the creeks, rather than chenille. These probably imitate midge larvae as much as aquatic worms.
Beware the “W.” If it’s blowing 30-40 mph, forget it. The rare warm, calm, cloudy days will be epic, though.
Montana Spring Creek Fishing Report Relevant Links
- Armstrong Spring Creek
- Depuy Spring Creek
- Nelson’s Spring Creek
- Spring Creek Specialists: This shed-size fly shop is located on Depuy Spring Creek and is dedicated exclusively to flies and tackle for fishing the spring creeks. It’s the one shop I always visit when I’m guiding on one of the creeks.
- Livingston, MT Weather
Note: We update our general fishing report far more often than our fishery-specific reports like this one, especially between November and April.