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.
- Tuesday conditions
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SW 6 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ⛅ 80° partly
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:22 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:46
- Wind at dawn
- SW 6 mph · Sunny · 62°F
- Wind later
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- dawn: SW 6 mph
- 10am: W 8 mph
- 2pm: W 10 mph
- dusk: W 9 mph
- Flow
- 14 cfs · 3.29 ft · 4:30 am · Ridley Creek at Media, PA · USGS gauge
- Next dawn (Wednesday)
- W 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · W 5 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: Tuesday evening and Wednesday 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.