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FLY ROD & REEL
September / October issue
reviewed by Darrel Martin

Spring Creek Prams is a family owned business hidden in the cedar and hemlock hills of the Olympic peninsula in Washington State. The Stillwater Classic FFE (Fly Fishing Edition) pram, with it’s fiberglass hull and ash gunwales, is designed for the fly fisher. At about 68 pounds, you can carry, cartop and launch you 8’ FFE alone. Unlike float tubes or pontoon boats, no bulky waders, no inflated tubes, no assembly, no cold water. You can stay low and comfortable on the cushioned swivel seat until within trout distance. Then you can stand on a stable casting platform for increased visibility and longer casts. Standing allows you to spot rises sooner, see deeper and deliver flies with greater accuracy.

The FFE pram is quiet, quick and agile. Hull colors include white, ivory, gray, burgundy, forest green and mint green. Optional “stealth technology” adds and attractive “splash web” exterior that turns the pram into a drifting cloud or surface ripple. And with it’s flat bottom and shallow draft, approaching the finny tribe has never been so easy or pleasant. The interior design, including the angled panels of the flotation compartments, prevents flyline hang-ups.

Besides the 8’ FFE, at $995, Spring Creek also offers an 8’ Stillwater Classic with a bench seat ($895), the 8’ Hopper II for class 1 & 2 water, the 10’ Hopper II , with two swivel seats and ash gunwales ($1,375), and three Tailwater aluminum prams (8’ to 10’, from $1,175 to $1,595). All Spring Creek prams are well designed and crafted boats that accept oars, gas engines of electric motors. There are various options that include a powdercoated Pocket Puller Anchor System ($39), Web Exterior Finish ($30), a marine-grade anodized aluminum 7-pound Pram Dolly ($135) and top quality oars ($160-$185).

NORTHWEST FLY FISHING
Summer/Premier Issue 1999
Reviewed by Brian Chan, British Columbia Fisheries Biologist, author, master fly tyer, seminar speaker

"I've been fly-fishing lakes for over 25 years, almost always from a small aluminum pram, but my view changed after I spent most of last season in a Stillwater Classic Fly Fishing Edition pram manufactured by Spring Creek." 

NORTHWEST FISHING HOLES
January-April 1997
Reviewed by Ramon Vanden Brulle

The following quotes are from the mentioned article. A full copy is on file with Spring Creek Prams. "When it comes right down to it would you rather be in a tube or a boat? There is no doubt that float tubes and kick boats have made more water available to more anglers than ever before. And yes, on some water it's impractical to launch a boat, even a cartopper. But let's face it, tubes weren't designed as a replacement for boats, rather cheap alternatives. What got most of us into tubes in the first place was economics. Who could afford a boat? In the beginning, you could get into a good tube for $200. But now you can spend close to $400 for a top of the line float tube. A good kick boat can set you back almost a thousand bucks. For this kind of money, boats, especially prams, have become attractive options again." "The Stillwater is quick and agile, as you would expect in a boat this light, but it is amazingly stable, with a carrying capacity of 400 pounds. It's a great casting platform, a pleasure to fish from, and a pretty little boat (we are talking boats, pretty counts).The low profile and straight gunwales also make it reasonably unaffected by wind." "When I go back to Cady Lake, I'd be happy to go back in a Spring Creek pram. I had an opportunity to fish out of both boats, and they were both a pleasure. The construction and finish of both boats was impeccable."

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