Lackawanna River - Lackawanna County - June 14, 2017

Nymph-wristed

Nymph-wristed

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Air: hot and humid (quit by 12:30 PM)
Water: stained and 63-64
Hatches: not so much
Shopping cart, rollerskates, a dead rat: yep

I have limited experience with the river, only fishing it 2 other times over the years on the way to or from other fishing trips, but I gave the Lackawanna its just due this morning for about 6 successful hours. I witnessed only one riser, but I stuck about 8 fish czech nymphing deep runs and pocket water, including two in the 17 to 18 inch range. I just finished writing the full report for my Sick Days Fishing blog if you want more deets. A few pics (one over the limit, I hear ;-) )

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I like your blog.

Your "rollerskate" hole is a pretty good winter spot as is another pool about 100 yards downstream. I pulled an 18 incher out of the bottom in water so shallow his back was exposed. He was gorging himself on BWOs and it took some time to fool him. Or I just aggravated him into striking.

The trophy trout section has a pretty good trico hatch. August is usually the best.
 
if you can get passed the dead rats and stuff you will love this river.
 
CathyG wrote:
I like your blog.

Your "rollerskate" hole is a pretty good winter spot as is another pool about 100 yards downstream. I pulled an 18 incher out of the bottom in water so shallow his back was exposed. He was gorging himself on BWOs and it took some time to fool him. Or I just aggravated him into striking.

The trophy trout section has a pretty good trico hatch. August is usually the best.
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Thanks, Cathy! Glad my instincts were right. I was only having some fun, as you noticed. That is a great river!
 
salvelinusfontinalis wrote:
if you can get passed the dead rats and stuff you will love this river.
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Thanks! Since the Brodhead and the Bushkill in Easton area are two of my favorite creeks, this one ranks up there BECAUSE of the dead rats :lol:
 
I grew up where the Lack was stocked every year, just outside of Forest City.

A bunch of relatives lived in Scranton where it was an open sewer. Back then I didn't think the lower river would ever hold trout. While it may lack the aesthetics of a mountain stream (to put it mildly) I don't really care. As long as the wild browns are happy, I'm happy.

Tripping over bike tires and dog skeletons is just part of its charm.
 
What is it with the shopping carts?

Back in the 1990s I fished the Lackwanna with a buddy in Carbondale, catching wild browns during a sulphur hatch.

And there was a shopping cart in the creek there.

I'm trying to imagine the mentality involved. Someone thinks to themselves, "Hmmm, there's not much on TV this evening, so Ima goin down to the grocery store, getting a shopping cart, wheeling it over to the river and trowin it in 'ere."

With soda cans, fast food containers etc. people are driving or walking, finish the food or soda, then toss the container.

But with a shopping cart, it would have to be premeditated, yah?

 
Many people use the carts to take the groceries home, then ditch the cart in the river.
 
troutbert wrote:
What is it with the shopping carts?

Back in the 1990s I fished the Lackwanna with a buddy in Carbondale, catching wild browns during a sulphur hatch.

And there was a shopping cart in the creek there.

I'm trying to imagine the mentality involved. Someone thinks to themselves, "Hmmm, there's not much on TV this evening, so Ima goin down to the grocery store, getting a shopping cart, wheeling it over to the river and trowin it in 'ere."

With soda cans, fast food containers etc. people are driving or walking, finish the food or soda, then toss the container.

But with a shopping cart, it would have to be premeditated, yah?
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Yep, premeditated for a hot minute after wondering what to do with the cart they wheeled home from the market. Oh, yeah, over the bridge will do... If you leave a cart outside your house, maybe someone will talk about you or call popo. This way, only fishermen talk about you online...
 
Common to see shopping carts in urban streams along with a host of other items that don't belong there.
 
troutbert wrote:
What is it with the shopping carts?

Back in the 1990s I fished the Lackwanna with a buddy in Carbondale, catching wild browns during a sulphur hatch.

And there was a shopping cart in the creek there.

I'm trying to imagine the mentality involved. Someone thinks to themselves, "Hmmm, there's not much on TV this evening, so Ima goin down to the grocery store, getting a shopping cart, wheeling it over to the river and trowin it in 'ere."

With soda cans, fast food containers etc. people are driving or walking, finish the food or soda, then toss the container.

But with a shopping cart, it would have to be premeditated, yah?
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Actually, TB, in Scranton they use shopping carts in place of woody debris up there. Stream enhancement!
 
Sounds legit
 
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