Update on Schlegel run

 

Well I stopped by the bridge at Schlegel run, cast a small Rooster tail and caught a tiny sunfish. My next cast I had a decent sized fish that I assume was a big creek chub or a bass attack my spinner but I missed it. Then I cast on the other side of the bridge and caught this rock bass. Now I normally don’t make a big deal about rock bass but I’ve never seen a rock bass in this creek, ever. Back in the day I caught some nice largemouth here but not rock bass. I’m definitely going to investigate this creek on my upcoming vacation to see what else I can find. Hopefully it will cool down a bit by then.

Found one

 I went back to the bridge on Henry road and fished downstream for about two hours. After going about a mile and only catching some small shiners, I decided to head back to the car and drive up to Forgedale road. I started fishing right by the road at a small hole and caught this brown. This is the same area that I caught my only brook trout ever on the West Branch of the Perkiomen. I think I’ll stick to fishing for Smallmouth in Swamp creek until next month when the temperature cools back down.