Oswayo Creek Potter County 7/4/08

[salvelinusfontinalis]

After talking to sandfly and he said that this stream is like a spring creek I had to see it. Well what i found was it isnt like a spring creek, it is influenced by a limestone spring creek.

We stopped at the South Branch of Oswayo Creek first. The water was low and we walked a ways downstream. Didnt see any fish but what we did find was a medium sized limestone spring that gave the water weeds and a 12 degree temperature drop. This has to be the Northern most limestone spring creek in all of PA.
We went back to the car and drove farther downstream. Where we crossed it, it didnt look the same. Somewhere along the line it lost its weeds. Another stream must have intersected it giving it more volume but enough to rid it of its beautiful aquatic vegatation. Nonetheless, this gives the stream great potential. A TU project in the making?

Later we fished Oswayo Creek from from Clara Run upstream. The water here is beautiful. Alot of deep deep pools and a mix of downed trees and undercuts making great habitat. I cant imagine this water being normal flow. The pools must be tremendous. I did catch one 16 inch stocked rainbow and missed a small wild brown trout. Time was growing thin and our hunger was out of control. We left and headed to the Coudersport McDonalds :-D

Oswayo is a very good stream by all accounts. I wish I could have given it the time it deserved. Maybe the next time I make it up there.

Here is a link about the stream and my pics are soon to come.

Oswayo Creek

 

[eggman]

The Oswayo is terrible.....it's void of trout and you might get eaten by a muskie......avoid it like the plague! 🙂

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

Lmfao think I hit someones favorite trout stream. :-D

 

[Acristickid]

salve- I read your report with interest. Stopped there early fall last year on my way to central Pa after a failed steehead run in Erie.

Seemed like the bigger water was downstream of the hatchery (where I parked). The water was very low, took a look and continued on. Glad you got to wet a line.

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

south branch of Oswayo in the limestone section

the spring

south branch limestoner

south branch oswayo

apparently we are all going to hell as fly fisherman because Jesus is a bait fisherman

jesus as a bait fisherman

clara run

clara run2

Oswayo Creek

Oswayo Creek2

Oswayo Creek3

Oswayo Creek4

Big Deep Water

LMFAO

 

[eggman]

98% of the big browns are caught at night in the Oswayo, and there have been some bruisers pulled out.

The hatches aren't as good as they used to be, but there are still a lot of fish. The sulphur hatch is still very good, as well as midges in the fall. I was told of a phenominal green drake hatch that used to happen here through the 1990's, but I've never seen it. Stories have been told of 30" browns being caught on GDs.

I grew up fishing the First Fork, Freeman Run, South Woods and the Oswayo is nothing like these freestoners. Most of the fish upstream of Coneville are natives that have to be hunted. Stay low, wear camo and don't get in the water unless you have to. Low conditions make it even tougher. If you're up for a challenge, try it out.