Saucon 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
Spring Creek
Species
Brown Trout (Wild and stocked with
holdovers)
Brook Trout (Wild and stocked)
Size
Medium
Location
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Nearest Town
Bethlehem
Hellertown
Season
Middle of April through February
Access:
Good
Special Regulations
Trophy Section
Non-Resident License
State of Pennsylvania
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The season is the general Pennsylvania trout season.
Spring:
Springtime is the best time for fly fishing Saucon Creek.
Summer:
Summertime is fine in areas where the creek is spring fed.
Fall:
Fall is probably the best time for fly fishing Saucon Creek and a good time to catch the larger brown trout
Winter:
Wintertime can be tough but on warm, nice days, the fishing can be great.
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
Fly Fishing Saucon Creek Pennsylvania
A great job has been done in restoring Saucon Creek into a good trout stream. Saucon Creek is a Southeast Pennsylvania limestone stream. It now has a good population of wild brown trout. At one time, it was nothing more than a drainage for mines. Now, fly fishing
Saucon Creek provides pleasure in the center of a very populated area of the state.
According to studies done by biologist on two different sites, the stream has plenty of wild browns. One was upstream of the High Street Bridge in Hellertown and another was done in Saucon Park in Bethlehem. There were substantial numbers of wild brown trout in both areas.
Saucon Creek is a fairly wide limestone stream, averaging over forty feet in places. It usually has a good flow rate even though the water is relatively shallow. The bottom is mostly small cobble, rocks and gravel. It provides a good spawning bottom for the brown’s redds.
You will find the most access to Saucon Creek at the two parks mentioned above in Hellertown and Bethlehem, but there’s other access points where at the bridges cross Route #412. Saucon Park is the trophy trout project area.
Most all of Saucon Creek is stocked by the state. Cold limestone springs feed many areas of the creek and the water stays cold throughout the summer. There are areas of the stream you can catch wild browns and brook trout in the Summer but all things considered, we think Autumn is a great time to fish this stream.