I have been a fly fisherman for some time now, approximately 12 years, and I still have a vague concept on the term Spring Creek. I made a search on google on define: spring creek and only one reasonable answer came back. This is it: a creek whos flow comes from underground springs. Spring creeks are usually small, clear, and challenging to fish. Source: outdoorstore.espn.com/servlet/catalog.CFPage.

It is true that in my personal concept of a spring creek, it is hard to fish, but I still don't have a clear idea if it is a term that many people apply wrongly, because probably many so called spring creeks aren't spring fed, and would be a regular creek. Or does the term spring alude to the time of the year, and it can be an intermittent body of water?

Could anybody help me out with their opinions as what is the definition of a spring creek? Tight lines.


Hans Krarup
Valdivia, Chile.