Donāt get me wrong, the allure of GDās on Penns or BFC is that itās (mostly) wild fish. On the big NC freestones, the bugs are nearly as good, but the fish are (mostly) stocked. Thatās the difference.
Iām a small stream guy at heart. I like NCPA because in general, the small stream fishing is better there than around State College. Yes, there are some good small streams around State College, but itās more hit or miss, there are some definite duds around. In NCPA, nearly all small streams are at least good. If I fish those during the day and hit one of the big freestones for the evening, Iām happy, even if the fish for the evening hatch are stockers.