Posts Tagged ‘Spruce Creek’

Spruce Creek PA Fly Fishing May 2021   One question I’m often asked is, “How good is the fishing at Spruce Creek?” The short answer is, it is exceptional. Obviously there are many factors layered into that question, like the water conditions, weather, individual skill, the right equipment, etc. If some of these factors align,…

Central PA Summer Fly Fishing at Spruce Creek With the hot weather and low water conditions, the list of fishable central PA summer fly fishing streams is quite small. Spruce Creek, with its abundant source of cold limestone spring water, is holding up well. Central PA Summer Fly Fishing at Spruce Creek is good with water…

Central PA Summer Fly Fishing – A Weekend at the Mansion Wow – I’m almost speechless! What an outstanding weekend I had guiding Andy at Trout Haven’s Fairbrook Mansion section of Spruce Creek. Central PA summer fly fishing requires a certain amount of versatility. You never know what the weather and resulting conditions will be. Luckily, Andy…

May PA Fly Fishing Highlights It’s hard to believe that May is nearly over. We’ve had an interesting month with plenty of high water and some beautiful fish! Today we are counting down our top 5 May PA fly fishing highlights: 5. First Fish Ever Okan had never touched a fishing pole before, let alone a…

Fly Fishing is Good for Your Health Monday is the perfect day to take a momentary mental break from your work and appreciate a recent study published by BioScience Journal. The study confirms what we anglers already know, that spending time in nature can “help reduce feelings of stress and even improve your self-esteem…” Fishing in Particular…

Spruce Creek PA Fly Fishing Season 2019 While that cold winter breeze blows by, remember that we are only about 5 months away from spring 2019. Trout Haven’s dates for next season are now up on the website, and now is the time to book your spot for Spruce Creek PA fly fishing season 2019.…

Small Stream Fly Fishing: Beating High Water Get ready for the understatement of the year: we’ve had a lot of water this summer! Unlike the usual summer doldrums of extreme heat and low water, this summer’s rains have rendered several PA streams nearly un-fishable for weeks at a time. When nature presents heavy rains and…

Best PA Spring Fly Fishing Moments With the recent heatwave that swept across the northeast, we can declare that we are officially in the heat of Summer. Now is a good time to look back on the cool rains of Spring and remember some of the best PA spring fly fishing moments from 2018. 5.…

Strategies for Early Summer PA Fly Fishing We are only hours away from the longest day of the year and the official beginning of Summer 2018. The dwindling big mayfly hatches have become a dusk to twilight affair. Don’t despair, you need not be a night owl to have productive dry fly fishing during this…

Early May PA Fly Fishing: BWO’s, Drakes, & Streamers With the unpredictable weather & flows, the key to successful early May PA fly fishing is versatility. If you were expecting certain hatches in the first week of May, like sulphurs, you were probably disappointed. We did, however, see plenty of hatching BWO’s and Slate Drakes and…