Yellow Breeches Creek (YBC)
Originating in South Mountain, (the northern extension of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range) a collection of water from the drainage of several hollows along the mountainside form the Yellow Breeches. The creek flows north but soon turns east to run down through the Cumberland Valley, paralleled by an ex-Reading Railroad line until it pours into the Susquehanna River some 56 miles later. Portions of the creek are heavily stocked with rainbow, especially the C&R section at Boiling Spring. However, many of the stocked rainbow have gone rogue and wild brown trout are also present.
C&R sections are fairly well marked and are barbless hook only. Known for its dry fly fishing with good hatches most of the year, the most famous being the white fly hatch occurring July through August. It was early October and the hatches were over for the most part with the exception of the ever constant midge. While my trips can take me to some good locations, they don’t always take me there at the best times of the year.
Characteristics of the Yellow Breeches is a fairly slow flowing creek with long wide shallow pools. A dry fly fisher’s wet dream. Gin clear water and easy to wade in most stretches. Private property with no access make up most of the bank, while public access seemed a little thin. Landowners allowing access make up the difference, so getting to water isn’t that difficult and once you're in the stream your good to go. Homes and backyards seem to make up the majority of the stream’s bank. Definitely a little different from those remote location that you might be use to. So it’s not uncommon to see people all along the stream who don’t fish.
Yellow Breeches Creek