Ridley Creek, Delaware county 5/4/14

[DrNymph]

One of my first times venturing out of the fly section. Fished the open section with a friend and made out well with high sticking through deep fast water. Snagged a few in shallow riffles. Good mix of rainbows and brookies. Saw one or two risers but nymphing was working well. Ran into Van_cleaver on a good stretch. Nice fella. He caught three while just chattin with me and I hooked another one right after that.

Creek was clear and good level...tho nearly double what it usually is. I imagine these good runs will disappear once levels fall.

 

[Van_Cleaver]

Nice meeting you as well. Yes some of those runs will dwindle considerably, and the trout will tend to be in the fast water and few deep pools. I got a couple of browns in the mix as well as the brookies and rainbows mentioned. The fish seem to be pretty well spread out, and feisty for the most part. I caught trout in at least eight different locations in a few hours; an excellent sign since many of those spots are ignored by the stringer crowd.