FISHING UPPER DELAWARE'S FRESHWATER CREEKS
So if you came here looking for a fishing article about targeting species in the upper Delaware river, I'm sorry to disappoint. This article will mainly focus on some fishing I have done in the state of Delaware's upper piedmont plateau region, namely three spectacular creeks flowing from the lush hill country to become brackish tributaries of the Delaware bay.
Rainbow Trout, White Clay Creek
The first creek I explored was Pike Creek, an idyllic little trout stream near Kirkwood Highway in New Castle County. While I didn't spot any trout on the stream, long after the opening day trout crowds have withdrawn, I had a very nice bushwacking hike through some thick forest and connected with a few nice creek chubs. I also observed some sunfish and bass in the creek, but they weren't up to biting.
Next, I moved along to White Clay creek and fished a nice spot with fast flowing white water near a confluence. Using a fat earthworm I had just caught in the loose, rich soil, I fished out a smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, rock bass (red eyes) and several species of sunfish. I used a very light split shot and small panfish hook. It was a spectacular day for creek walking, with temperatures in the high 80s and plenty of other people enjoying a dip in the cool stream near University of Delaware. It felt great to be out fishing again after a long Covid19 pandemic.
Small Mouth Bass, White Clay CreekFinally, I had the chance to fish with some of my children at Christina Creek near Newark, Delaware. This stream flows down from the hills of west Newark, past the Iron Hill area eventually becoming a mighty brackish river full of Rock Fish (Striped Bass) and Catfish. On this particular day, the creek yielded several sunfish, a creek chub and a brown trout was spotted. An angler I know said that he caught an 18 inch trout a few days before and was preparing to cook it on the grill. That sure sounds like a nice lunch with some lemon, french fries and a pickle. The Christina creek had plenty of twists and turns through forested parkland, behind suburban neighborhoods and college campuses. Plenty of quiet stretches that might make an ideal spot to try some small stream dry fly fishing... if you can master the roll cast.
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Creek Chub, Pike CreekI hope to post more entries and photos of future fishing trips in my home state of Delaware very soon!
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