W. Valley Creek DHALO , 3/1/09 Chester County

[SNJFlyGuy]

Fished the DHALO section of West Valley Creek near Exton on Sun. Water temp. was a brisk 34 according to my thermo. Water was low and clear. Spooked numerous fish while walking the stream banks. Fished one deep pool and managed to catch 6 rainbows ranging from 8" up to about 16", all recently stocked fish. Fish were taking anything small..mostly size 16-18 nymphs. Prince nymphs and small black stoneflies seemed to be the fave.
My goal is to fish a new body of water every weekend...hopefully off to E. Branch Brandywine this weekend.

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

Thats what I usually do. Nothing like exploring and sometimes you find a lovely piece of wild trout water with some decent sized fish. Nothing will ever replace the experience you gain from fishing various types of water with different situations.

 

[bushwacker]

Is that last fish a holdover/streambred? It has a completely different coloration than the other stockies.

 

[SNJFlyGuy]

I highly doubt it is stream bred...this stream doesn't have great water quality or habitat. It may be a holdover from fall though.