Swamp creek. Interesting as usual.

 So I took a quick trip over to Swamp creek this afternoon in Bechtelsville. I ended up fishing below the dam but I didn’t see any trout. I did catch four largemouth bass ranging from three inches up to ten. I then walked further downstream and caught a sizable rock bass which is interesting because I have never caught a rock bass in Swamp creek as far as I remember. Never a dull moment fishing Swamp creek.

Still Sunday

 On my way back from the west branch of the Perkiomen I decided to go over to Schlegel run and see what was going on there. I caught a small sunfish and then two decent sized rock bass. Not bad for a five minute trip. I still haven’t waded down stream from the bridge there but it should be interesting when I finally get around to it.

Another Sunday afternoon

 Two nice Sundays in a row weather wise. I just can’t believe it. I went back to the west branch of the Perkiomen and started upstream from the bridge on County Line Road. There were some nice looking areas but all I caught was a creek chub. I then drove up to Camp Mensch Mill road and fished just below the dam there. I had a few hits from some small browns but I only landed one. After four heat waves this summer I can’t wait until fall. We’re supposed to get a lot of rain from the remnants of hurricane Debby at the end of the week. Hopefully that will get the creeks back up to a good flow of water.

Interesting

 So we had a beautiful Sunday afternoon so I decided to head over to the west branch of the Perkiomen and look around. I started at a new location about a mile south of Bally Rocks. I headed up stream fishing the small holes and ripples and caught a few small Browns. I noticed a waterfall upstream and a nice large pool below it. There were trout surfacing everywhere. After I caught five browns ranging from five inches up to ten, I figured I might as well head back to the car and go home . I will definitely have to revisit that area with my fly rod in the fall.