Jordan Creek, Lehigh Co., 4/2-3/2012

[Mike]

Fished the Jordan last evening and late this evening. Water was clear both evenings, but lower this evening. No water temps taken. No surface activity or hatches last evening, but with today's warm temps the stream became alive with midges and a sparse caddis hatch to which fish were rising. In one hour last evening I caught three stocked BT and lost three. All were on copper beadhead zebra midges, which trailed an untouched PT nymph. I arrived this evening for the last half hour of dusk with the same rig and took the skunk. Did not attempt to fish the caddis hatch, although that probably would have been a better move.

 

[SBecker]

Sucker spawn

 

[Fishidiot]

Where is Jordan Cr located (county)?

 

[Heritage-Angler]

Dave - It's in Lehigh County. It's a trib of the Little Lehigh. It dumps in a couple miles downstream of where we were for the Newbie Jam.

 

[PhilC]

The midges should be going heavy soon if not already...

I've seen great LBS hatches on the upper end of the creek but I didn't see any this year...they might've hatched already.

In '05 I caught a great sulphur hatch but I haven't caught it since.

I would stick with "stocky stuff" ie egg and worm patterns until you see more surface action...I've done well on streamers as well

 

[mcneishm]

The Jordan is strictly a put-and-take operation. By late May or early June the water temps are too high to support the trout. With the water level as it is now, if we don't get rain soon, the trout might be history by early May. There are a few springs here and there that might keep the temp low enough for a holdover or two to survive. Fairly large portions dry up in the summer too. There is flow in the upper end in the summer tho not much, certainly not enough and at a low enough temperature to keep the trout alive. I keep what I catch there. Streamers and wooly buggers have always been good to me on the Jordan tho egg patterns would work too.

 

[littlelehigh]

Are there any pali's left? Where at?

Where is the best place to park guys Im taking my son out in the morning. What color eggs and worms are best. Best color powerbait and trout magnets as well please.