Valley 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)
Size
Medium, 12 miles long
Location
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Nearest Town
Philadelphia
Season
First Saturday of April through
February:
Access:
Good in most areas
Non-Resident License
State of Pennsylvania
Weather
National Weather Service Link
USGS Real Time Stream Flow:
Seasons:
The season follows the standard Pennsylvania trout season
Spring:
Springtime is a good time for fly fishing Valley Creek due to its plentiful aquatic insect hatches.
Summer:
Fly fishing usually slows down some during the Summer but the water stays fairly cool in some areas even during the hot Summer.
Fall:
Fall is the best time to catch a larger holdover or wild brown trout because of the spawn.
Winter:
The stream provides very good fishing during the winter
months due to the warmer spring creek water.
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.
Options For Selecting Flies:
1. Email us (sales@perfectflystore.com)
with the dates you will be fishing this stream and we will send you a list of our fly suggestions. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response.
2. Call us 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide which flies you need
3. Email us (sales@perfectflystore.com)
with a budget for flies and we will select them to match the budget and get them to you in time for your fly fishing trip.
All orders are shipped free in the
U. S. Orders over $100 are shipped via Priority Mail.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Valley Creek Pennsylvania
Valley Creek is a great little spring creek trout stream. It seems almost impossible that such a good trout stream could be located so close to the big city of Philadelphia. It’s spring, limestone water remains cool throughout the year. This stream isn’t stocked. Large, stream-born, wild brown trout are plentiful. Trout up to twenty inches and larger are common. Fly fishing Valley Creek is a wonderful experience and a pure pleasure.
Valley Creek begins in East Whiteland and flows into the Schuylkill river. Two miles of the lower section of the stream flows through Valley Forge National Park. The stream ranges from fifteen to twenty feet in width and the water temperature rarely exceeds seventy degrees even during the hottest months of the year. Much of the success of this stream is due to the local Trout Unlimited Clubs hard work and efforts along with several other organizations. Protecting the stream in such a large metro area hasn’t been easy. Ironically, the only reason it’s a no kill fishery is due to the PCB level.
The section of Valley Creek inside the park is accessible from State Route #252 that follows along the stream. There are ample parking areas along the road. The uppermost part of the stream can be accessed by hiking upstream from State Route #76. There’s lots of privately owned property along the stream in the upper area but there’s some public access. Little Valley Creek is a small tributary which also has wild brown trout.
The stream consist of beautiful pools with some runs, and a few riffles. There are a few areas with pocket water and some boulders. There are also plenty of undercut banks and a few logs in the water that provide hiding places for the brown trout.
The high pH of the spring creek water in Valley Creek provides a perfect habitat for aquatic insects and crustaceans. There’s plenty of food available for the trout. Having flies that match the nymphs, larvae and hatching insects is a big plus. The brown trout can be
very selective at times.
There are plenty of scuds, which are a mainstay of the trout’s diet, midges and sculpin. Mayflies are mostly Blue-winged Olives, Sulphurs, and Tricos. There are lots of caddis including Little black caddis, Green Sedge, Cinnamon Sedges and ohers.
Terrestrials insects play an important role in the trout’s diet during the summer months. You should have good imitations of grass hoppers, ants and beetles.