Local Waters

← Around Bend

River Open — summer

Ridley Creek

Media, PA · about 61 hours from Bend (typical, off-peak)

Delaware County park trout.

Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first

Season
Legal on most trout water. Limestone springs stay cooler. Confirm PFBC. Official rule
License
Pennsylvania fishing license (PFBC)
Park
Ridley Creek State Park lots. Fly-only from the park falls to Dismal Run.
Walk in
Park paths.
Wading
Confirm flow before you step in.
Usual window
After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
Monday conditions

N 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 84° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:21 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:47
Wind at dawn
N 6 mph · Mostly Clear · 60°F
Wind later
  • dawn: N 6 mph
  • 10am: N 5 mph
  • 2pm: N 6 mph
  • dusk: NNW 6 mph
Flow
12 cfs · 3.27 ft · 10:30 am · Ridley Creek at Media, PA · USGS gauge
A setup that belongs here
4-wt.
Notes
State park. PFBC catch-and-release fly-fishing-only on 0.6 posted mile. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
Maps Call shop

Log this trip

Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.

N 6 mph · Mostly Clear · 12 cfs

How did it go

Pictures only — no video.

Opens a map. Locate finds you, then tap to drop or drag the pin. Private — not the public map.

Shops

TCO Fly Shop (Bryn Mawr)

834 W. Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Mon–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 9am–4pm — confirm

Main Line desk. Ridley, Valley Forge, Brandywine, Marsh Creek.

Call Website

Guides

Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.

TCO Bryn Mawr — book a day

Bryn Mawr, PA · wade / shore · Half or full day — ask the shop

Good for: Ridley, Valley Forge, Brandywine, SE parks

Shop desk. We do not take the money.

Call the shop Website

If this isn’t the day