Stillwater Classic "Lite"

"Prams are the best fishing craft for small lakes because of their stability and versatility as a viewing/casting platform. My Stillwater Classic is the perfect boat for searching out small waters and big trout. It’s very quiet on the water and a delight to row. "

Brian Chan, British Columbia fisheries biologist, author, master fly tyer, public speaker

 

The Stillwater Classic will transform your fishing trip on lakes and ponds into an all encompassing fly fishing and outdoor experience. Imagine a stable casting platform light enough to row effortlessly and be transported by just one person from a car top or pickup bed to boat launch. Unlike a float tube, you enjoy greater mobility and range along with the freedom to stay low and out of sight for stealth casting, or stand up and cast to cruising fish. More freedom, more fish brought to hand. Choose from either the cushioned swivel seat Stillwater Classic can also be built as a basic bench seat Stillwater Classic. In addition to our exclusive Spring Creek Composite oars or Smoker Wood oars, both gas and electric motors can be perfectly matched to your Stillwater Classic pram for more range and mobility. Hull colors change from year to year but you can usually bank on Ivory, forest green or olive green with a contrasting "Splash Web" exterior. Spring Creek’s exclusive "Splash Web"  option transforms our prams into a moving cloud or riffled water allowing you to fish quietly and effortlessly moving to the most inaccessible spots. All Spring Creek accessories are chosen to preserve the clean, uncluttered interiors of our prams, keeping to a minimum the fly line hang-ups. All Spring Creek prams are designed and hand built with the fly fisher firmly in mind, start to finish, by a single craftsman.

 

 

 

With its classic lines and wide, stable bottom which depicts our Stillwater Classic adds a new dimension to your fly fishing. The Stillwater Classic, with it's Spring Creek exclusive pedestal swivel seat is a first in the industry and an absolute joy to fish from. Taking out the bench seat and replacing it with a pedestal with a padded swivel seat with storage under it sounds easy but it is far from it. After seven prototypes, too many meetings and ideas to mention we designed, what is the finest, most technologically advanced, fly line friendly single person fly fishing pram on the planet.

 

I ventured out to the Fall River in Northern CA. The river was beautiful. The fish were taking green drakes and best of all your pram (Stillwater Classic) handled beautifully. I am very impressed with how stable the pram was. I much prefer to stand while casting and whether in the front or back of the swivel seat I felt very secure. Also, the pram is very "electric fast" moving up river nicely with your 32 pound thrust Motor Guide. All in all I was very impressed with your operation, namely Spring Creek Prams. Very personal & responsive to my calls. Thanks Jim Robert Lowe Los Gatos, CA

 

We thought, as I'm sure you will at first that with the pedestal seat design you can stand up and "move around" easier in this pram. We thought that too. Not the case. What we found after we had a chance to fly from it for a few months was that two things were very clear. One, you could more easily fish turned around facing the bow of the pram which is not normally done. Your forward casting foot snuggles up to the rear corner of the seat box for bracing. The other HUGE advantage was that you no longer had to reach over the bench seat drag your boat bag over the seat between you legs, change your fly or add tippet material, close your bag (now, at this point nothing is back where it's suppose to be in the bag), lift it back over the seat behind you. All you do in the Fly Fishing Edition is swivel around to the bow, make the change, turn back around, stand up and cast. That may not sound like a big deal but let me tell you, it's huge.

 

Here is our Stillwater Classic Electric Motor Cable Kit. Very similar to the Electric Motor Cable Kit we put in our Hopper II series this will allow you to put a battery box out of the way of you and your fly line. During construction we fiberglass in an specially cut ABS pipe down into the keel void and run it under the seat box just to the bow of seat box. We also hand fit and glass in four ash strips to the bow of the seat box for a group 24 battery box leaving room for the seat to swivel and so you can get to your boat bag usually placed in front of the battery box. This is a great place for your battery to both keep it out of the way of your fly line and to help balance the weight in the pram. See the Electric Motor Cable Kit tab for additional information on extension cords for your electric motor.

"I love my pram (Stillwater Classic) ! It rows easily and quiet. The swivel seat is very easy on my back. I’ve had 3 prams and yours is the best of all of them!"

Jim Arnold Novato, CA

 

Oh, you wanted to take a second person......some times? Now here is a neat little option. We built this for a dad who wanted to take his kid with him every so often. This slatted seat is hand made and fit to each pram. It fits right over the two stern flotation compartments and is completely removable. Rowing is not hindered because of the design allows room underneath for your feet to reach to the transom.

 

Car topping? Ok, if Shauneen can put the Stillwater Classic on top of our  Toyota 4wd truck I think you can too. There are many way to get any of our prams on top of a vehicle. Just ask us and we would be happy to share tricks and ideas we have learned from our happy pram owners.

 

 

 

Our favorite Fisheries Biologist and the best chrionomid fisherman I know, Brian Chan in his personal Stillwater Classic showing a well outfitted pram for chironomid fishing. Pocket Puller Anchor Systems bow and stern, Motor Pads, Handles, Interior Spare Rod Holders  as well as a Carpet Kit on the floor.

 

 

 

Different Brian (Wong) on Tunkwa Lake located in B.C. with the same outlook on our pram. Brian used to be in a float tube and can not believe the differences. More water to fish, stability, speed, stealthyness  (I know, it's not a word) and not at all difficult to get on or off a car top. And yes many times in some of the B.C. lakes you are fishing in less than 3 feet of water and you are catching 2-10lb trout. Note the weather.

 

8' Stillwater Classic - "Lite"

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Overall length	7' 10"
Width at oarlocks	51"
Bottom width	39"
Side height at oarlocks	14.5"
Maximum load capacity	400#
Weight	60#
Price	$1,275