Gen X guy-always near water

[widowmaker121]

Hello all. Long time angler here. I grew up in the NW corner of Philly, where me and my neighborhood friends were always fishing and exploring the Wissahickon Creek around Bells Mill Rd, Kitchens Lane and Valley Green. Then my parents decided to move us to the Worcester area of Montco in my teenage years. In Montco we lived along the Skippack Creek, so tons of fishing along the Skippy, Perky, Unami & Stony too with buddies. In college, I got into flyfishing and spent less time fishing the put and take streams I cut my teeth on. I found it to be the best way to fish and explore for me and it also gave me more time to fish for trout because of access to the FFO sections. I live out along the Fishing Creek in York County now, with easy access to Clarks, Donegal, Muddy, Codorus and the Yellow Breeches. I taught my kids the finer qualities of dry fly presentations, swinging wets and stripping in streamers, but now they have picked up on euro nymphing and mono rig stuff while away at college with their friends and are regularly outfishing me when there's no hatch occurring. So, I figure I'd join a place to learn some updated tactics, so that this doesn't happen as frequently; or maybe I'm just going to learn how to do the euro nymphing/ mono rig thing too; or only go fishing with them for the evening hatch like we used to do, but I don't want to limit time spent doing the hobby we love with my loved ones.

 

[Roofin' Trouter]

Hello. Which of the York Co. Fishing Creek's do you live close to? There are 3 that I'm aware of.

 

[widowmaker121]

The one in the northeastern corner- Etters/ Goldsboro area.

 

[PatchezMDM]

Welcome from another York County GenXer. I'm in the southern part of the county Close to 83 and the South and East branches of the Codorus. Still new to fly fishing so I won't be much help in new tatctics because it's all new to me.

 

[Nocktavius]

College and discovering nymphs seem to go hand in hand…

It sounds like they learned the sport in the right order with respect to casting and mending, drag free presentations and more nuanced approaches like the wet fly swing. Far too many people these days can clean up with a mono rig but can’t present a size 20 bwo worth a damn. It’s a lot easier to learn the euro nymphing stuff coming from your background than trying to go the other way.

You don’t have to wait until a hatch is on to fish with your kids. Get your hands on some smaller lighter nymphs (pheasant tails, Walt’s worms, etc in sz 16-20 and a color to match whatever is in the system) and fish em dry dropper style off one of your favorite patterns. Same leader, minimal extra rigging and at least 2x as many fish

 

[Clams]

There's a lyric in Jason Isbell's song TVA about how he used to go fishing with his dad when he was little but then "I got a little older and I wouldn't and now daddy can't." So yeah, get out on the water with your sons any time you can. Literally, do it any time you can. Check out a new stream together, or let them teach you about the dreaded mono rig, or just sit on a rock and watch them fish and be the net man. Life is arbitrary and short and sharing a hobby with your kids is an absolute gift.

 

[gulfgreyhound]

Welcome aboard. Kids that fish seldom get in trouble. Just take them as often as you can. That time alone will be memories for everyone. GG