Depuy's, Armstrong's and Nelson's Spring Creeks. Those three names are perhaps the best known and revered destinations for any fly fisherman. Who has not read and heard about these mystical places? Sometimes for me the real appeal of being somewhere special is feeling the history and the lore of those extraordinary pieces of water. Depuy's, Armstrong's and Nelson's Spring Creeks are at the very top of those cherished places.

When many fishermen hear the phrase, “Spring Creek”, often some other thoughts come to mind. Technical is usually at the top of the list. Difficult fish on long, thin leaders and tiny flies go through their minds. Well, sometimes that is true. Sometimes even the best fisherman can have a tough day on a spring creek. Heck, any fly fisherman can have a tough day on any trout water. That's fishing.
 
The Spring Creeks are about the challenge. It is about bringing all of your experience and time on the water together and being on the top of your game. It is about patiently stalking that one rising trout along the far weed line. You begin to tune into the timing of the rises, scanning the water all around you to make sure that you will not spook another fish as you slowly slide into position. Then you recheck your fly, feel which way the wind is blowing, check your back cast and remember not to false cast over the fish.

You know that the first cast is the most critical, likely the only one you have at this fish. You look again at the currents swirling off the weed bed and remind yourself to aim small and miss small. As you start your cast you realize that you have never been so focused, so consciously aware of your every move in a trout stream before. Everything has come together and you feel confident as your fly softly lands just above the big nose that has been poking out of the water.