Spruce Creek PA Fly Fishing Blog

Join us on Tuesday, April 11 Trout Haven will be presenting at the Columbia County Trout Unlimited meeting in Bloomsburg, PA on April 11. We’ll be discussing central PA streams with a focus on Spruce Creek, so come and join us for an exciting presentation and some great stories. Meeting attendees will receive a special savings opportunity from Trout…

The PA Fly Fishing Spring 2017 Season Begins… In celebration of my 29th birthday, my dad and I took our first Spruce Creek spring 2017 PA fly fishing trip together. We were lucky enough to fish on the warmer days of this week, with the air temperatures approaching 60 degrees on Tuesday. In the spring,…

Winter Streamer Fishing in NJ The water temperature was a brisk 38 degrees this past Sunday, and the air was colder still. Ice in the guides, frozen reels, biting wind – nothing stopped Chris and I from spending a few hours doing some winter streamer fishing in NJ before the predicted “snowpocolypse.” After several outings to…

Prime Time: Spruce Creek May 2017 Fly Fishing Spring is barely more than one week away and with it comes some our favorite hatches: BWO’s, Quills, Caddis, Sulphurs, Drakes. Let’s not forget that the higher waters of spring often mean awesome streamer fishing as well. May is one of, if not number one, our favorite months to go fly…

Three Trout Haven Favorites Today the calendar reads March 1st, bringing us one month closer to most anglers’ favorite dry fly season. If the recent days of air temperatures pushing 70 degrees weren’t enough to persuade you that winter is waning, then perhaps the turn of the calendar will. We are in the month of…

Valley Creek’s Wild Trout Valley Creek is a unique place, to say the least. Never before have I fished a creek flowing through land that is so imbued with rich American history. After rigging up and locking my car, I leisurely strolled by George Washington’s quarters – the building where he took residence during the…

Big Predatory Brown Trout from 2016 Spruce Creek is full of big meat-eating brown trout. The best way to target big predatory trout is to offer up a large irresistible streamer patter. At low-light conditions, early spring, or in turbid water, streamer fishing is often the most effective way to catch aggressive & opportunistic trout.…

Monster Trout on Big Streamers With just a few short days left in 2016, Trout Haven is counting down some of the best fly fishing experiences of the year. This week we are taking a look at the biggest rainbow trout caught on streamers during 2016. You could say that 2016 was the year of…

Give the Gift of Fly Fishing We’ve been getting requests for Trout Haven Gift Certificates – Yes, we customize them and email you a printable copy! You can purchase a gift of any value and it is applicable to any 2017 Spruce Creek trip with Trout Haven. Get your last minute shopping finished and give…

Dry Fly Tales from 2016 – Best Brown Trout on Dry Flies We are two weeks away from the new year, temperatures have dropped, and the fly tying desk is ready for “tying season.” Below are 5 of the best brown trout on dry flies at Trout Haven in 2016. If you are wondering what flies you should…