Big Spring Creek, MT

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Outing Information

Date: Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Start/End Time: 1:00 to 5:30
Best Fishing Time: 3:00 to 4:00
Rating: Good

Classification: Public
Water Temp: 54.0°F
Water Clarity: Clear - 5'+ visibility
Water Level: near bankfull
User: Troy Blandford

Fish Caught

Brown Trout

Caught	Avg Size	Pattern
1	10"	#16 holographic body, olive head Mirage Nymph
1	11"	#16 Peacock Pheasant Tail
2	10½"

Rainbow Trout

Caught	Avg Size	Pattern
2	10"	holographic body, olive head Mirage Midge
3	13"	#16 Olive Blue-Winged Olive
2	15"	#16 Olive Blue-Winged Olive
1	16"	#16 Olive Blue-Winged Olive
2	12"	#14 Gray Adams Parachute
10	12.9"

Total: 12 fish Top Patterns: Blue-Winged Olive (6) Adams Parachute (2) Mirage Midge (2)

Weather

Skies	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Sunny	X	X	X
Precipitation
Wind
Very Light - <5 knots		X
Light - 5 to 10 knots			X

Air Temp High/Low: - / -
Wind Direction: -
Weather Front: -
Barometer: -
Moon Phase: 98% Full (Full)

Other Patterns Tried

No other pattern information for this outing.

Hatches

16-18 olive Blue-Winged Olive Ephemeroptera Baetis

Insect Seining

No seining information for this outing.

Fishing Partners

Christine

Waypoints

No waypoints were saved with this outing.

Notes

Hatch started in warmest part of day. Fish stacked in shallow swirl pools where they had easy access to BWOs. A mirage nymph dropped about two feet behind a BWO worked well.