Swamp Creek update

 

  So I decided to go back over to the Smith road park on Swamp Creek and caught this nice smallmouth bass this afternoon. He couldn’t resist my crayfish lure.The creek was pretty clear, cold and moving so I figured I should go back up to Bechtelsville and see if anything was going on. I fished the concrete wall above the post office and caught four brown trout. The biggest one was about ten inches. They all looked like first or second year fish. This was a good sign considering the last time I went there all I caught was a creek chub. I guess all of the rain we’ve been having is helping with the fish populations in our area.

Interesting few days

 So we had some heavy rains this past week. Schlegel run really became a mess and washed a lot of debris downstream including whole trees and silt. It took out the small bridge where I normally fish. I’m happy to report that the bridge was already repaired. Changing the subject, I went down to the Smith road park and managed to catch a good sized rock bass out of Swamp Creek. This was my fourth trip to the park but my first actual catch. I had a nice Smallmouth bass a few weeks ago there but he came off . It’s so close to my house that I’m sure I’ll keep checking it out.

Nancy Run

 

When I left work yesterday I had to detour through Bethlehem so I decided to make a quick five minute stop at Nancy Run . On my first cast I caught this ten inch wild brown. My next cast produced another one about the same size. There were more to be caught but I decided to get on my way. Not bad for a five minute stop.