There are not enough superlatives to describe how eerily beautiful or fertile this clear, cold spring creek truly is. The river snakes through open fields with lush green streamside vegetation. The river meanders, so slowly at times that it seems to be motionless. At other times, it shimmers like a mirror. The number-one problem for Silver Creek fishermen is keeping the fly from dragging.
Silver Creek is one of the best dry fly streams in the country.
This is fortunate because it keeps the fisherman from having to fish subsurface and endure cleaning the moss off his fly after every cast. If you are a seasoned veteran and haven't fished Silver Creek, you owe yourself a day of near misses, squishy wading, sunburn, and watching large trout refuse your best casts. But there exists the outside chance you'll beat the river and catch one of its heavy inhabitants. And if not, humility is a valuable lesson for the trout fisher. Floating the pond below Kilpatrick Bridge can be very productive.