TastyTrout
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Favorite Trout Waters
It's almost that time of year. What's everyone's favorite trout waters in SW PA for opening day? Until last year I fished in NW PA for trout. Someone convinced me to stay closer to home and go to Racoon Creek....needless to say neither of us caught a fish so it was a bad experience.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/08 22:26:36
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I generally don't fish the first two weekends of the season. However, my favorite waters are Laurel Hill Creek, anywhere between Barrons Bridge down to Lower Humbert Bridge. When Laurel Hill gets too warm for trout, we head for the Yough well into November. Anywhere between Ramcat Run and Ohiopyle. I hope we all have a fun and safe season coming up. Good luck all.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/08 23:10:56
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Between Kinzua and Bradford
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 08:59:21
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wonder who that guy was lol ahahhahahaha.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 09:34:38
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Millers Run Washington County...yes, I know Millers Run you ask? I have been going there for opening day since I was 16 (I'll be 46 in May). I now take my 10 year old daughter and we camp out and fish the same spot every year. We catch and release and have averaged catching about 25 each opening day...Why drive to catch em if you don't have to I say. She did catch a 20" golden 2 years ago but I don't know how to post the picture.  Thanks to "Extremem Shallow" for the tip!!!!
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MUSKYJUNKY
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 09:53:47
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I don't have one favorite stream in pa but my top three would be meadow run, laurel, and enlow fork. If you are looking for a great fishery I suggest fishing the casselman river in maryland they stock 10,000 trout in a mile and a half of river and its artificial only catch and release
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 10:16:11
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ORIGINAL: lennyscards
Millers Run Washington County...yes, I know Millers Run you ask?
I have been going there for opening day since I was 16 (I'll be 46 in May). I now take my 10 year old daughter and we camp out and fish the same spot every year. We catch and release and have averaged catching about 25 each opening day...Why drive to catch em if you don't have to I say.
She did catch a 20" golden 2 years ago but I don't know how to post the picture.
priceless times man... enjoy! to post pics: 1.) make account in 1 minute at www.photobucket.com 2.) When you move your cursor over the pic, you will see 4 options, one of which says IMG code. Copy and paste this into your post. Change the capital IMG to lowercase img, and post the message. That simple.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 10:25:26
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i like millers run as well. i usually catch alot of fish there. nice stream to take the kids to
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 10:44:47
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ORIGINAL: MUSKYJUNKY
I don't have one favorite stream in pa but my top three would be meadow run, laurel, and enlow fork. If you are looking for a great fishery I suggest fishing the casselman river in maryland they stock 10,000 trout in a mile and a half of river and its artificial only catch and release
Thanks Musky....but as the name says I find them Trout tasty so catch and release won't work to well for me...seems like it would be a blast though
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 10:45:19
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i like millers run as well. i usually catch alot of fish there. nice stream to take the kids to
is millers run that pee stream that you took me to last year?
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eyeassassin
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 10:48:55
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yea it is a little stream but they stock it well
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 11:30:05
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I keep about a dozen trout every year but I don't eat them I use them for mink trapping bait I usually keep them from a local creek that is stocked cause everyone keeps them from there. I released the ones I catch from enlow fork if you fish the right holes everyone releases them that is the holes that are hard to get to had my best day trout fishing ever last year caught 42 trout in a day on the fly rod people were getting mad cause I was throwing them back but its my choice not there's think they just wanted my spot I just enjoy the sport
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 12:24:32
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Im at Laurel Hill first day since i was 4...home made vest and ladies boots that were still big..me and my pap, this will be my first year going there without him and it will be hard..but the guys we see there every year will know it was his time...he fished till he was 92...God bless him...After Laurel i have a summer home on the Yough Tailraces..fish there all year!
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 12:49:42
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hey bassboat i have heard some decent things about those tail waters. Is trout the only thing you catch there
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 12:55:14
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I have only fished it a few times no trout but me and a few buddies caught some eyes good ones to anywhere from 16 to 25 inches in fact that's the only species I have ever caught from there the ones we caught were on bead head nymphs
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 17:37:40
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 18:12:43
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the yough is my favorite place for trout from west.newton up
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 19:56:43
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hey bassboat i have heard some decent things about those tail waters. Is trout the only thing you catch there
if you are not familiar with the yough in any respect, get there... live bait, specifically shiners, and you will smack the smallies, trout, etc. The scenery is worth the drive alone. Easy access as well... you can hop on your bike and ride the trail for miles starting at Ohiopyle and hop off and fish wherever you so please. Floating it, from what I hear, is ideal. plan on doing some canoeing this summer.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 21:16:38
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For various reasons, ive never fished laurel hill but ill tell you what, its just about the most ideal looking creek ive seen. i wish i had something like that in my backyard.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 22:39:02
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EYES... years ago..(pre hydro plant) in the fall i had a awesome spot for nice walleye but havnt tried it in years...maybe some fall day we can hook up and give it a shot...that plant just totally changed the flow direction in the upper end by the discharge
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/09 22:54:06
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Indian Creek and Loyalhanna are both good freestone streams.. plenty of stocked trout and some natives too, good waters, plenty of access.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/10 01:01:09
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Indian is def. beautiful water. The dhalo is some technical fun water to catch fish year round.
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RE: Favorite Trout Waters
2011/03/10 10:14:08
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REMEMBER HOW MUCH FUN YOUR FIRST BIG ONE WAS. TAKE A KID FISHING
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