Copyright 2010 James Marsh
Fly Fishing "Fishing Creek" Pennsylvania
Fishing Creek is one of Pennsylvania's best trout streams.
Fishing Creek is the name of several trout streams in
Pennsylvania but in the eyes of many anglers, there is only
one "Fishing Creek". It is the one in Chilton County near
Interstate 80 less than an hour from State College. Many
call it the finest trout stream in Pennsylvania. It has an
excellent population of wild brown and brook trout.
Fly fishing Fishing Creek can be difficult , especially when it
is introduced to someone new to the area. Fishing Creek
twist around and at one point it is headed back in the
opposite direction that it ran for miles. Another even
stranger thing about it is the fact that during the summer, it
runs underground in two different places along its length
and then reappears. That isn't at all bad. In fact it is good
because the stream reemerges with cool water. The entire
stream stays cool even during the hottest days of the
summer. The "Narrows" part of Fishing Creek may look like
any freestone stream (not a spring creek) in the East but if
you will notice, it always has a low layer of fog over it.
About 25 miles of Fishing Creek is "Class A" water
according to the state of Pennsylvania. That means it has a
population of wild trout that does not need any
supplemental planting of trout, meaning "stocked trout". I'm
told it has far more than the requirement in much of its
class A section. However, there are sections of the stream
that are stocked. That only occurs on the lower end of the
stream.
Fishing Creek has two major limestone tributary streams
that also add cool water to it - Cedar Run and Long Run.
These are true limestone spring creeks that look like
limestone spring creeks. They are narrow, 15 to 20 wide
creeks with a lot of aquatic vegetation. Cedar Run has a
good population of wild trout. It also has some fast water
sections which adds some diversity of the normal slow
moving spring creek. Its water stays in the fifty degree
range.
Long Run is complicated {messed up would be a better
word} because of a State Fish Hatchery located on it. It
would be great little stream if it wasn't for that. I'm certain it
makes a fine fish hatchery but it also fouls up the water in
Long Run below the hatchery. There are usually a lot of
hungry fishermen hanging around the hatchery trying to
catch a meal. Of course the trout are used to stock other
waters, or at least I think they are. I also think the state
would be better off using the money collected from the sale
of fishing license to issue "fish n clip" food stamps rather
than wasted on a trout stocking program, but Pennsylvania,
or any other state operates on the basis of what I think.
Seasons:
Trout can be caught just about any day of the season.
Spring:
The most popular time of the year to fish Fishing Creek is
during the spring hatches.
Summer:
Summer may find the water low, but it remain cool in the
most sections.
Fall:
This may be the best time to fish the creek because the
crowds don't exist and the brown trout spawn in the Fall.
Winter:
Trout can be taken on midge imitations during the Winter.
Fly Fishing Guide for Fishing Creek:
Fly fishing Fishing Creek isn't like fishing most spring
creeks. It can fish more like a freestone stream in certain
areas. (Click Here To Continue)
Fishing Creek is one of Pennsylvania's best trout streams.
Fishing Creek is the name of several trout streams in
Pennsylvania but in the eyes of many anglers, there is only
one "Fishing Creek". It is the one in Chilton County near
Interstate 80 less than an hour from State College. Many
call it the finest trout stream in Pennsylvania. It has an
excellent population of wild brown and brook trout.
Fly fishing Fishing Creek can be difficult , especially when it
is introduced to someone new to the area. Fishing Creek
twist around and at one point it is headed back in the
opposite direction that it ran for miles. Another even
stranger thing about it is the fact that during the summer, it
runs underground in two different places along its length
and then reappears. That isn't at all bad. In fact it is good
because the stream reemerges with cool water. The entire
stream stays cool even during the hottest days of the
summer. The "Narrows" part of Fishing Creek may look like
any freestone stream (not a spring creek) in the East but if
you will notice, it always has a low layer of fog over it.
About 25 miles of Fishing Creek is "Class A" water
according to the state of Pennsylvania. That means it has a
population of wild trout that does not need any
supplemental planting of trout, meaning "stocked trout". I'm
told it has far more than the requirement in much of its
class A section. However, there are sections of the stream
that are stocked. That only occurs on the lower end of the
stream.
Fishing Creek has two major limestone tributary streams
that also add cool water to it - Cedar Run and Long Run.
These are true limestone spring creeks that look like
limestone spring creeks. They are narrow, 15 to 20 wide
creeks with a lot of aquatic vegetation. Cedar Run has a
good population of wild trout. It also has some fast water
sections which adds some diversity of the normal slow
moving spring creek. Its water stays in the fifty degree
range.
Long Run is complicated {messed up would be a better
word} because of a State Fish Hatchery located on it. It
would be great little stream if it wasn't for that. I'm certain it
makes a fine fish hatchery but it also fouls up the water in
Long Run below the hatchery. There are usually a lot of
hungry fishermen hanging around the hatchery trying to
catch a meal. Of course the trout are used to stock other
waters, or at least I think they are. I also think the state
would be better off using the money collected from the sale
of fishing license to issue "fish n clip" food stamps rather
than wasted on a trout stocking program, but Pennsylvania,
or any other state operates on the basis of what I think.
Seasons:
Trout can be caught just about any day of the season.
Spring:
The most popular time of the year to fish Fishing Creek is
during the spring hatches.
Summer:
Summer may find the water low, but it remain cool in the
most sections.
Fall:
This may be the best time to fish the creek because the
crowds don't exist and the brown trout spawn in the Fall.
Winter:
Trout can be taken on midge imitations during the Winter.
Fly Fishing Guide for Fishing Creek:
Fly fishing Fishing Creek isn't like fishing most spring
creeks. It can fish more like a freestone stream in certain
areas. (Click Here To Continue)
| Type of Stream Spring Creek Species Brown Trout (Wild) Brook Trout (Wild) Size Medium Location Central Pennsylvania Nearest Towns Mackeyville Lamar Season Mid April through February Access: Fair to Good Non-Resident License State of Pennsylvania Weather National Weather Service Link Hatch Chart Perfect Fly Hatch Chart Fly Fishing Guide Hatches and Flies Fly Fishing Gear Stream Flow Data: Real Time USGS Data |
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