Streams still fishable with cold front!

[jwalms90]

Has anyone seen or know of any streams that aren’t ready for pond hockey that would be decent for a winter fishing fix ?
New to the site just trying to use some resources before I drive 2.5 hours to spring creek on a whim.

 

[afishinado]

I recommend you call Flyfishers Paradise or TCO State College about conditions before you go.

Also, there was a recent report from "Troutbert" on here about ice on Spring Creek here.

Good luck if you go.

 

[Dave_W]

I wrote up a report on the Cumberland Valley and south central PA in the Locations forum.

 

[afishinado]

As of 8:30 am it's 1*F in State College with a high temp predicted to be 11*F this afternoon and a low tonight of -1*F.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USPA1575


Even if you find open water, anyone that has ever tried to fly-fish under such conditions will tell you it's really tough, but the choice is yours.

Temps next week are predicted to moderate.

 

[pete41]

Ice in the guides takes all the fun out of it-
Loved the chinooks when I lived in Montana but then the runoff would shut down what often would be really awesome fishing on shallow rocky bottom flats or deep holes with under water springs---would take vacation time when a chinook moved in to stream flyfish rivers in january in Montana-suspect hard to believe for those that didn't live there.The fish were a little lighter on average as it was post spawn but they were hungry,no one else was bothering them.
The water would be crystal clear and at its lowest-wonderful fishing conditions until a little discolor-lights out.