I grew up outside of Philadelphia. I didn't see it mentioned so I
figured do a plug. Granted there are some folks out there who don't
care a lick for the city of brotherly love (haters gonna hate), but
the fishing is and always has been really good. The Schyulkill river
runs right through the city proper and its got everything
we have in the Potomac with the addition of some serious Muskiee. Even
back in the 80s and 90s when it was filthy it fished really well.
Today, they've taken huge strides in cleaning it up and it shows.
There are little creeks nd ponds everywhere around Philly, almost all
of them well stocked with trout year round save summer. I grew up on
Mill creek in Gladwyne. Beautiful stream. Take a 20 minute drive west
on 76 and you hit Valley Forge state park and you are in trout heaven.
There was some kind of chemical spill in the late 70s which "poisoned
the water". It is catch and release only and though the restriction
probably isn't needed there are signs posted everywhere and people
take it quite seriously. The funny thing is that they still stock it
lightly with browns and rainbows to maintain the population. There are
massive native trout in there. Though some find there way down to the
Schyulkill, they always come back to spawn below the dam. Those are
just the areas I was familiar with growing up southwest of the city.
Explore any direction around it and you find good fishing.
Cheers!
Lane
On Dec 11, 11:02�am, Kevin Huntington <huntington.ke...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> So my girlfriend and I are moving in August. She is a nurse and I work for a large company in every major city. �We've been northeasterners our whole lives, and we want to try something new. We're kind of on a 1 year plan as we are both going back to school the following September. So, I'm looking for some input on best fishing cities in the country. I know this is a large question, but ideally we'd like to be within 45 minutes of a major city. We are open to anywhere and everywhere. I love to fish for all different types of fish, but obviously trout is the mecca for us fly rodders. �Year round fishing is major plus. Any opinion welcome!
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