Aylesworth Creek is a Class A tributary to the Lackawanna in Jermyn, PA. I showed up around 1pm and parked in the Aylesworth Park parking lot. I used a Sage 2wt and a #20 copper john on 6x tippet. Weather was comfortable at 60f and mostly sunny. I walked up streamside from the inlet at the lake. Fallen leaves piled up on the edges of the stream. The brush was thick as usual and the forest floor was leaf covered. The water is low and clear. Sneaking up on the fish was basically impossible. This creek flows down a mountainside and features plunge pools, short runs, and sandy bends. Most pools are about 12" deep. The stream averages about 5 feet wide. I fished on basically leader and tippet only, as there is zero room for any type of casting. I dabbed the nymph into each pool and received immediate strikes as trout came out from under logs and undercuts. Total hooked was about 10 in an hour, with 1 brook trout to the net. The rest self released.
Aylesworth Creek, Jermyn, PA 11.10.2026
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Aylesworth Creek is a Class A tributary to the Lackawanna in Jermyn, PA. I showed up around 1pm and parked in the Aylesworth Park parking lot. I used a Sage 2wt and a #20 copper john on 6x tippet. Weather was comfortable at 60f and mostly sunny. I walked up streamside from the inlet at the lake. Fallen leaves piled up on the edges of the stream. The brush was thick as usual and the forest floor was leaf covered. The water is low and clear. Sneaking up on the fish was basically impossible. This creek flows down a mountainside and features plunge pools, short runs, and sandy bends. Most pools are about 12" deep. The stream averages about 5 feet wide. I fished on basically leader and tippet only, as there is zero room for any type of casting. I dabbed the nymph into each pool and received immediate strikes as trout came out from under logs and undercuts. Total hooked was about 10 in an hour, with 1 brook trout to the net. The rest self released.
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