Fishing Season: October-April

Twenty Mile Creek - PA

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Water Temp:

53

The Lodge at Glendorn's Tip of the Week

Smaller is better. In these low, clear waters, everything needs to be smaller. Forget standard sizes. Smaller flies and lighters tippets is key.

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Map of Twenty Mile Creek

Water Flow Data

Tidal Conditions

Orvis-Endorsed guides nearby

Lodge at Glendorn

5-Day Outlook as of 11/17/24

Creeks are low and clear at this time. Looks like they will remain this way for another week or so. Conditions are challenging, at this time.

Techniques & Tips as of 11/17/24

Indicator Fishing: Rigging- Using a 9ft 3X leader, add roughly 2.5 feet of 4x tippet using a triple surgeons knot. When tying the knot leave a long tag end from your tippet section to tie your upper nymph to. Fish a heavier weighted nymph as your bottom fly and a slightly smaller and lighter nymph or egg as your upper fly. Adjust your Indicator to 1 or 1.5 times the depth of the water that you are fishing depending on the speed of the water. Swinging Flies: The most important aspect of swinging flies on this river system is locating pools and deep runs that are appropriate for swinging. Look for long deep riffles and deeper pools with few obstructions. Once you have located an acceptable pool, choose your sink tip based on the conditions. Starting off with a lighter tip section might be the best way to get a feel for the water that you are fishing.

Local Species Available October-April

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    Steelhead

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    Brown trout

The Lodge at Glendorn's Recommended Fly Patterns

"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:

Name: Colors: Size(s):
Woolly Bugger white, black, and ol 6,8
Egg Fly pink and orange 8,10,12
Orvis CJ Nymph copper, red, black 12, 14, 16
Purple Haze Purple 12, 14
Meg A Egg Sucking Leech black/pink 4, 6

Woolly Bugger

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The Lodge at Glendorn's Recommended Gear

Description: About Twenty Mile Creek

Near North East Pennsylvania. The Eastern most tributary to Lake Erie in PA.

Nearest Airport:

Erie, PA

Hatches:

none

Best Time to Fish:

Fall and Winter

Best Stretch:

mid creek

Best Access:

Mouth at rt 5