Local Waters
Ridley Creek
Media, PA · about 60 hours from Maupin (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
- 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.
- Saturday conditions
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Wind ? mph.
- Sky
- ⚡ 78° storm
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:19 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:50
- Wind at dawn
- 0 mph · Mostly Sunny · 62°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: 0 mph
- 10am: SE 2 mph
- 2pm: SE 6 mph
- dusk: SE 5 mph
- Flow
- 13 cfs · 3.28 ft · 7:35 am · Ridley Creek at Media, PA · USGS gauge
- Next dawn (Sunday)
- W 3 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · W 3 mph
- 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.
Overnight plan: Saturday evening and Sunday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Private. On this phone, and in your test book if you signed in on Journal.
Shops
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.