Spring Run is a unique stream
in the Potomac Highlands region of Grant County, West Virginia.
Unlike many headwater streams that tend to go dry in the summer,
it is fed by the largest spring in the region. Discharge typically
ranges from 3000-3500 gallons per minute. With a temperature
of 53 °F and a pH of about 8 at
the spring, the water is ideal for trout and the aquatic insects
they eat. Since the early 1960s the landowner of a 3/4 mile stream
section has given permits for catch-and-release fly fishing.
To
improve physical conditions for trout, The Friends of Spring
Run’s
Wild Trout has recently restored habitat on a three-fourths mile
section of Spring Run, and issue permits for catch-and-release
fly fishing of the wild rainbow trout that live there. They face
many difficulties but are making headway. The owner of the land
and project has indicated that the Iman name runs through deed
descriptions to the property to this day. |
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