Local Waters

← Around Somerville

River Open — summer

Ridley Creek

Media, PA · about 7 hours from Somerville (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.
Thursday conditions

WNW 2 mph around dawn. Fine to go.

Sky
⛅ 76° partly
Sun and moon
Rise 6:24 · 🌕 Full moon · Set 7:43
Wind at dawn
WNW 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 58°F
Wind later
  • dawn: WNW 2 mph
  • 10am: SW 2 mph
  • 2pm: NW 3 mph
  • dusk: NW 5 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.

WNW 2 mph · Partly Cloudy · 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