Valley Creek, Chester County, 4/15/2012

vdragan

vdragan

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Fished the Valley Forge National Park area for the first time; water was low and clear. Warm and cloudy. Incredible the number of fish, most small and even some fry. This must be a thriving stream...
Got there around 4PM - there were some BWO in the air, later some Grannoms and all the time midges. The fish were mostly focused on the last.
Got fish from under 7 to over 12 inch, nice colored wild browns, on small Comparadun BWO and CDC Caddis.
Between the highway and the strollers - not a very remote place, not sure I would enjoy fishing there often, but hey, that's the big city.
 
I have been fishing the valley for many years. The color of the browns are some of the best around. They have been over fished at times because of the number af fisherman who live so close. Then the code gets harder to crack. Sounds like you had a great day! Try it again when the sulfers come off. Bring your headlamp.
 
There isn't one it mainly bwo, midges, caddis, maybe stones to.
 
so lets see...

you gave a pretty damn good report about fish caught and some sizes then complained about the surroundings and said you won't be back...if that were me i would keep that report to myself..
 
Not referring to anyone on this thread, but I think it is silly to try to turn people off to a creek like in hopes of keeping the number of fishermen down. do we Really mind having other fly fisherman there? Are we encouraging rooster tail spincasters by telling them that Bwos are hatching and valley is beautiful? I don't think so.
 
I actually think that the stream is so urban but fishes as well or better than some remote streams is part of this streams incredible charm. Fish it or don't fish it, that's your choice but give this gem its due! Great stream and should be shared but never abused. I think haivng a good number of fisherman on this stream, especially given its proximity to Philadelphia is a help not a bad a thing at all.
 
Yes, it's amazing how well the stream holds up considering how urban the area is. I've never seen a stream so full of life.
I'm originally from Romania and there I could almost always see small fish swimming the shallow water close to bank. That's how you would know a stream has fish. In US I don't see that very often, but on Valley you could almost step on them if not careful. Hats off to the people caring for this stream and to the restoration efforts we see across the States!
 
Valley has, as we all know, those crucial ingredients that make it what it is. Locals who care and have clout, cold water all year round, abundant overhead cover and fish so full of poison you have to throw them all back for over 30 years. If people and cars turn you off you should pass it by. You'll also have to pass by the streams in the lehigh valley and those two foot browns below that racket on route 17 on the west branch. So, what happened to the sulfer hatch?
 
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