Broadhead Creek Pennsylvania Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (Stocked and Wild)
Rainbows (Stocked)
Size
Small to medium
Location
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Nearest Towns
Stroudsburg
Season
April 16 through February
Access:
Fair to Good
Non-Resident License
State of Pennsylvania
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc
Copyright 2013 James Marsh
The Brodhead Creek is located in the Poconos in the northeast section of Pennsylvania near Stroudsburg. It’s a tributary of the Delaware River. Although this stream has had its problems with floods and a fast growing population in the area it’s located, it provides some good fly fishing opportunities. The local T.U. Club and other organizations have improved the habit for trout considerably during the past several years. The creek has a decent population of wild brown trout, plenty of holdovers and is heavily stocked by the state. Fly fishing Brodhead Creek in the Spring during the prime hatches can be fun and rewarding.
The stream has lots of boulders, some added to help the habitat, and areas of pocket water as well as the typical pool, run, riffle configuration of many northeastern trout streams. The best section of the stream is probably the section below the state road #1002 bridge downstream to Analomink. This is a beautiful section of water that is heavily stocked. Below Analomink, the river is more like a channel. Although it provides some fly fishing opportunities, we wouldn’t recommend the area immediately below Analomink. Farther downstream, the creek again provides some good looking trout water. Near
Stroudsburg, the stream enters a heavily population area and loses much of its appeal to anglers.
Below the city of Stroudsburg, the stream enters a canyon or gorge like area. The area is mountainous and access becomes a problem. When Brodhead Creek enters the valley below the gorge, the stream’s declination becomes ideal for trout. There’s some fast water runs and rapids and some long, fairly deep pools between them. There is limited access but you can get to the stream in a few areas along highway #80. Small tributaries feed this section of the river and help keep the water temperature down during the hot months of the year.
Fly Fishing Gear, Tackle and Trout Flies – Brodhead Creek Pennsylvania
Fly Line:
We recommend a 4 or 5 weight, floating fly line for dry flies and lighter nymphs and a 6 weight fly floating fly line for heavier nymphs and streamers. You could easily get by with one 5 weight floating fly line.
Leaders:
Leaders should range in sizes from a 0X for streamers up to a 6X for midges and small dry flies. Lengths ranging from seven and one-half feet, up to 12 feet in length are suggested.
Tippets:
Extra tippet material ranging from 0X to 6X should be available for the leaders we list above.
Fly Rods:
We recommend a fast action fly rod, nine feet in length for all three weights of fly lines.
Fly Reels:
The fly reels you use for the 4, 5 or 6 weight lines, if you choose to use them all, should be light and have good drags. You are subject to hook a large trout in Brodhead Creek and you don’t want to loose it because of a lousy drag.
Waders:
We recommend waders. There are few places you could fish without them. We prefer the breathable type but you could use neoprene waders during the winter if you preferred.
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Wading Boots:
We recommend felt soles for your wading boots. You may want to consider the new rubber
sole boots that help prevent the spread of Didymo but we have not tested them on this stream.
Landing Net:
A landing net is purely an optional item.
Flies:
We recommend “Perfect Fly” Trout Flies. We have specific imitations of everything that hatches or exist in Brodhead Creek. The flies are not only as realistic as you will find on the commercial market, they are the most effective at catching trout. Our imitations of specific species of mayfly nymphs emergers, duns and spinners are very effective. Our customers have exclaimed our Hendrickson flies are very effective on this stream. If you haven’t already tried them, please do.