Time: 8:00AM – 11:00AM

Location: Forgedale

Northwest Branch of Perkiomen Creek 07/01/2006 Photo Album

Gas Line Stretch

I returned to the Perkiomen Creek on Saturday morning before the Bear Reunion event. I decided to try another stretch farther upstream, where an old hotel is next to the creek. The hotel was converted into apartments. I parked at a pullout just after turning off of Forgedale Road, and I entered the water, before I went under the bridge. I fished the same yellow Letort hopper and beadhead hares ear combination that served me well on 6/30/2006.

Pretty, Small Wild Brown

I prospected all the likely locations, and I landed nine small browns. They were all smaller than most of the fish I caught the day before. I was surprised that this stretch did not fish better, as it was more remote and required more of a commitment. I ended my morning at a long straight run within an area that was cleared for a natural gas pipeline. A beautiful bend pool just before this stretch surprisingly failed to generate a look. In the long run, I hooked a fish on the hopper that felt heavier than most, but I broke off the flies on the hook set. Most of the small browns took the beadhead hares ear.

Fish Landed: 9

Roadside Honeysuckle