Pine Creek, Potter Co & Tioga Co, May 9 2022

[Prospector]

Potter Co
Time Fished: 1245pm - 145pm
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees sunny
Water Conditions: 48 degrees, clear,
Insects: a few stoneflies

Several of us tried a piece of water that was a favorite of Maxima12 about 15 years ago. The stretch doesn’t seem to be on the stocking list. I fished a stimulator upstream and had 1 take (about an 8” wild brown). No one else brought up a fish.


Tioga Co
Time Fished: 315pm - 4pm
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, sunny
Water Conditions: 51 degrees, clear,
Insects: golden stones were hatching regularly

We pulled into a good area and chose to eat a little and watch a couple folks fishing bait in a deep hole. They caught several rainbows and released them. I decided to swing 3 wets through a few riffles and never had a strike.

Maxima12 caught 4 rainbows

A guy in our group saw a mink catch a trout and carry it off.

 

[sandflyx]

i'm on pine every day haven't seen one golden stone

 

[Millsertime]

If you were fishing with Maxima, were you using one of his leaders?

 

[Prospector]

i'm on pine every day haven't seen one golden stone

These ones are medium size and a pale yellow (see the photos on my kettle creek post). They come to the shore and pop out of the case there then raise up a few feet from the waters edge from the grass. If you are fishing they will be lifting off behind you. We ate lunch 3-4 miles downstream from Galeton. That’s where I saw them.

 

[Prospector]

If you were fishing with Maxima, were you using one of his leaders?

Yes. You can’t fish with Maxima without using one of his leaders and he gives out 1 or more to everyone he meets on the creek. Very generous guy. One group was a grandfather (70-80 years of age), his daughter and granddaughter. I think they got about 10 (the mom and daughter immeadiately put them on).