ANYBODY BIN UP TO KETTLE CREEK IN POTTER CO. FLY FISHIN?

I  was up to kettle creek and camped in the Ole Bull st. park the week after fathers day. The fishin' on kettle was horrible. Unless you only wanted to fish within a 100yrds. of the parks swimmin' hole. They didn't stock up any further than that. I got lucky the first day my father and I hiked up kettle 2 miles north of the park to a spot we fished last year. I got lucky and laned a 18inch rainbow in the middle of a down pour!
 

 
Next day we went upto the next bridge up on kettle and on caught a half dozen of so natives ( the highlight of the trip for me!) Nothing over 6 inches.  We also checked out Youngwomens Creek but it got stocked that day and all the truck chasers were there.
 
  The thing that puzzles me that kettle is supposed to be this awsome flyfishing creek and there is no trout except in the park. A mile section of creek.
 
Anybody notice this also and to possibley save the trip next year maybe point me to a better spot in that area.

I've never fished kettle, but when I go to a creek I'm not familiar with, I tend to assume that the fish are there and I just need to find them.
 
Bridge holes and stocking points are just a given, but I also usualy look for bobber in trees, birds nests of mono and beer cans.
 
If you can find all three there will be fish in there.
 
 
 
 
 

the creek is loaded with trout... there is a catch and release fly fishing only section on the stream... explore more, dont jst wait till the kids are done swimming and cast in behind them... the water is awsome the whole way down to the dam

ORIGINAL: PACOFRANSICO

I  was up to kettle creek and camped in the Ole Bull st. park the week after fathers day. The fishin' on kettle was horrible. Unless you only wanted to fish within a 100yrds. of the parks swimmin' hole. They didn't stock up any further than that. I got lucky the first day my father and I hiked up kettle 2 miles north of the park to a spot we fished last year. I got lucky and laned a 18inch rainbow in the middle of a down pour!



Next day we went upto the next bridge up on kettle and on caught a half dozen of so natives ( the highlight of the trip for me!) Nothing over 6 inches.  We also checked out Youngwomens Creek but it got stocked that day and all the truck chasers were there.

 The thing that puzzles me that kettle is supposed to be this awsome flyfishing creek and there is no trout except in the park. A mile section of creek.

Anybody notice this also and to possibley save the trip next year maybe point me to a better spot in that area.

For one thing kettle Creek is full of fish from top to bottom, 2 hate to bust your bubble but that fish you are holding is no more than 15 inches, if its even that, caught many of trout 18 inches and over and that just doesnt fit the category, and if you knew youngwomans creek was getting stocked then your a truck chaser to. Anyways headed to kettle tomorrow ill let you know how i do.

ORIGINAL: troutwizard54

ORIGINAL: PACOFRANSICO

I  was up to kettle creek and camped in the Ole Bull st. park the week after fathers day. The fishin' on kettle was horrible. Unless you only wanted to fish within a 100yrds. of the parks swimmin' hole. They didn't stock up any further than that. I got lucky the first day my father and I hiked up kettle 2 miles north of the park to a spot we fished last year. I got lucky and laned a 18inch rainbow in the middle of a down pour!



Next day we went upto the next bridge up on kettle and on caught a half dozen of so natives ( the highlight of the trip for me!) Nothing over 6 inches.  We also checked out Youngwomens Creek but it got stocked that day and all the truck chasers were there.

 The thing that puzzles me that kettle is supposed to be this awsome flyfishing creek and there is no trout except in the park. A mile section of creek.

Anybody notice this also and to possibley save the trip next year maybe point me to a better spot in that area.

For one thing kettle Creek is full of fish from top to bottom, 2 hate to bust your bubble but that fish you are holding is no more than 15 inches, if its even that, caught many of trout 18 inches and over and that just doesnt fit the category, and if you knew youngwomans creek was getting stocked then your a truck chaser to. Anyways headed to kettle tomorrow ill let you know how i do.

The trout could be 15 inches, it also depends on how big he is.  And i think he realized they stocked youngwomans creek when he arrived there, not intentionally trying to get stocked trout.

I could be wrong so don't take personal, that's just how i thought he meant it.

I taped the trout at 18 inches. Im' 6'4 and 300 ilbs anything I hold looks small. Next time i post a fish pic I'll put tape beside it so it don't come to a debate. And as far as y. womens creek they stocked the day we stop to look at it and had no intention of fishing it. I ended up fishing lebo run.  The fishing sucked when we were up on are trip....Some people defend creeks like there first born. I guess kettle, Lil' Juniata, y. womens creek and wycoff run have a fan club. If the fishin' sucked it sucked. I call'em like i see em.

Those are some big ole hands he got there!