By KenP on 1/6/2009 5:33 PM

Did not fish this morning.  I had my three children in overnight preparing for their birthright trip out of the country this morning.  Of course they were not packed, had misplaced some of their documents and various other issues that only children can manage, when they had the entire day before to prepare.  They made it to the airport on time and will be on their way - while I get to work.  Seems like it ought to be the other way around, huh!

By KenP on 1/5/2009 5:53 PM

It was reported to me that with the moderating temperatures today some of the anchor ice has become floating "icebergs".  One fisher reported being hit in the legs by one of these floating hazards and although he was not hurt , you should be aware and look upstream from your fishing position when you are out in the open water.

Ken

By KenP on 1/5/2009 12:07 PM

The White Clay Creek, a Delaware River is still carrying anchor ice but the faster water sections are still fishing well.  Today a wine colored woolly took a small brown and a copper john bead head trailing under a large gray wulff accounted for a rainbow.  Had to report to the foot dr. today to  follow up on my surgery,  so I only had a little over an hour to fish.  Try the PA delayed harvest section and take a walk away from any of the bridges to find some nice fish.

Ken

By KenP on 1/2/2009 6:36 PM

1-2-2009 3:30pm to 5:15pm - White Clay Delayed Harvest section: After thawing out my boots, I fished behind a fellow fly fisherman (Could have been an Ed G. sighting???),,, never caught up to him. Conditions were a little better than yesterday ( New Years Day morning),, as there was plenty of moving water and not as much ice clogging my guides today.... (yesterday morning was way too cold!!!),,, I managed to land my January 2009 fish today,, a nice rainbow that chased my small black marabou streamer w/ minimal gold flash. This one hit right at dusk!!! THE STREAK CONTINUES into 2009!!! Hope to see a few folks out over the weekend. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Submitted By: Jim D

By KenP on 1/2/2009 1:58 PM

The combo of cold and wind made this mornings outing just mean.  One brown about  14" was all I could take.  Be very careful if you are out on the stream as the anchor ice is fragile, sharp and creates a real hazard.  Water was 36 degrees at 7:15 am this morning.  I didn't want to walk far from the car so I chose to fish a spot close to where I parked , plus my shoes were frozen stiff from yesterdays outing.  I had to unfreeze them before I could get 'em on today, so I need to remember to bring them inside, not just leave them in the car,  with these colder conditions. Still have kept the skunk away for this whole year!

Happy New Year -  Ken

By KenP on 1/1/2009 9:24 PM

I gave it the old new years try and the ice in the guides won.  I did manage two small browns in the hour or so I fished, and both fell for a wine colored copper bead bugger fished slow and enticingly in the flow above the Sharpless Road bridge.  Water temp had fallen to 37 degrees with anchor ice forming again.   Not shut out yet with a good start to the year 2009.

Ken

By KenP on 12/31/2008 9:21 PM

BRRRRRRRR!!!!!!  12/31/2008 - 11:00 am to 2:00 pm --- Hit the Delayed Harvest
stretch from Good Hope Rd down to Mr. Brown's farm again today.  The wind was
honking and it was cold out there!!  They wanted no parts of my marabou
streamers today,,, but I did manage to pick up (3) nice fat rainbows on the
"golden egg" fly,  also lost (2) others !!!  A great way to end 2008 on the
White Clay Creek!!!!  Happy New Year!!! Can't wait to keep the streak going in
2009!! Submitted By: Jim D

 Jason and I spent this afternoon fishing the Middle Branch with Great success today. Last day of 2008!!!  I hope 2009 starts the same way. Met another fly fisher Mark today. Here's some pictures and a movie , enjoy!

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By KenP on 12/30/2008 10:26 AM

I was unable to fish this morning but I received the following report from Jim D

12/29/2008 12:00pm to 4:30pm - Report for White Clay Good Hope Rd Delayed Harvest stretch: Fished from the Bridge down to the only hole with a tree hanging across. Hit every pocket with black stonefly (dry), black marabou streamer, and golden egg fly, picked up (2) nice browns on the "golden egg" after missing several on the streamer. Nice day to be out. Hope to get out again later today and again tomorrow before the Rose Bowl!!!! LET'S GO STATE!!!!! -Jim D.

By KenP on 12/29/2008 10:26 AM

Met with Dick P & Clyde S on the White Clay Creek in PA today.  We fished a section of the DH with only marginal success.  I managed a nice brown about 14" on an olive caddis emerger with one of the new gold tungsten nymph heads.  Dick had several strikes but no hook ups.  I directed Clyde to a nice hole but never made it back to see how he did.  Looks like maybe one more nice day before the cold weather is on us again.  Water temp was 40 degrees this morning - up slightly from the past week.

By KenP on 12/28/2008 10:38 AM