klingy
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I had a chance to get away with my Pops for a long weekend (Oct. 3-5), and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to hit North Central PA. I love fishing in the fall, and this part of the state is one of my favorites this time of year (well, any time of year really). A strong cold front was forecasted for Saturday, so I wasn't sure what to expect once that came through. It ended up being an amazing weekend with a lot of fish caught, and some great scenery taken in.
We camped at Penn Roosevelt State Park, which turned out to be a great base camp for exploring a lot of the streams we wanted to hit. Secluded and quiet (though I've heard that's not always the case on football weekends at PSU), and was nice to come back to in the evening.
Day 1 - Decided to start on Penns, and was expecting low and clear water, which is exactly what we got. Caught a decent number of fish though (probably about 10 each), mostly on nymphs. Did find some risers in the afternoon. They were coming up after something small and gray (either the small caddis coming off, or bwos I think). Got a couple to take a size 16 parachute adams in spectacular fashion. A lot of jumping out of the water takes and a lot of misses as well. Was a great day in a beautiful setting.
Day 2 - The front passed through in the morning, and we had some rain overnight. We hit the Little J early, and fished all day. Wasn't sure what to expect, but the fish were on for most of the day. Had one of my best days on that river, and caught fish in all sizes. Landed a couple bruisers on nymphs, and one on a streamer. The cold didn't seem to put them down - if anything, they really put the feed bags on.
Day 3 - Heading for Spring Creek early, and got a few hours of fishing in. Spooked a ton of fish, and only landed a few. They didn't really seem to want much of anything. Hit Kish on the way home, and covered some beautiful water and managed a couple beautiful browns. A nice end to another great outing in the mountains.
We camped at Penn Roosevelt State Park, which turned out to be a great base camp for exploring a lot of the streams we wanted to hit. Secluded and quiet (though I've heard that's not always the case on football weekends at PSU), and was nice to come back to in the evening.
Day 1 - Decided to start on Penns, and was expecting low and clear water, which is exactly what we got. Caught a decent number of fish though (probably about 10 each), mostly on nymphs. Did find some risers in the afternoon. They were coming up after something small and gray (either the small caddis coming off, or bwos I think). Got a couple to take a size 16 parachute adams in spectacular fashion. A lot of jumping out of the water takes and a lot of misses as well. Was a great day in a beautiful setting.
Day 2 - The front passed through in the morning, and we had some rain overnight. We hit the Little J early, and fished all day. Wasn't sure what to expect, but the fish were on for most of the day. Had one of my best days on that river, and caught fish in all sizes. Landed a couple bruisers on nymphs, and one on a streamer. The cold didn't seem to put them down - if anything, they really put the feed bags on.
Day 3 - Heading for Spring Creek early, and got a few hours of fishing in. Spooked a ton of fish, and only landed a few. They didn't really seem to want much of anything. Hit Kish on the way home, and covered some beautiful water and managed a couple beautiful browns. A nice end to another great outing in the mountains.
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