TeamBATroutSlayerz
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Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
My dad (who doesnt know very much about fishing) swears that both of these creeks are great areas for trout but i have never fished either of them during the season.. Anyone know if they are good creeks and worth my time?
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/29 20:22:39
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Slippery Rock is hardly worth the time it takes to drive there, let alone fish it.
Mostly just old men flinging dry flies upstream whether they catch one or not.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 08:35:00
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Not sure where he finds trout in French Creek unless it's around the mouth of a stocked stream. French Creek is not stocked.
If you want smallmouth, walleye and the occasional muskie, then French Creek is your stream.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 09:52:45
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what would be a good muskie bait for this stream and where would i be able to hook into one, i would think the water would need to be fairly deep to have a muskie hold over.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 11:19:11
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Slippery Rock hardly worth the time? U can't be serious?
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 12:00:32
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trout slayerz slippery rock is a great creek. try the McConnells mill area or the gane lands in harlinsburg, or the area up along rt. 108, look for other cars parked in groups.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 13:33:56
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was looking to try stocked section of slippery rock creek first day of trout season but can't seem to find any information on where to park/access the stream......not looking for anyones secrets spots just somewhere to fish w/o getting in a fight w a local landowner
f.y.i i would be traveling from cranberry area
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 14:58:09
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mcconnels mill section is nice. take 79 north to new castle, follow signs for mconnels mill, ya cant miss it. parking is marked along the road, then walk down into the gorge and enjoy. Its a beautiful area. It does muddy up real quick at times, so ive found it to be best fishing with no rain for a couple days prior.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 16:15:10
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what would be a good muskie bait for this stream and where would i be able to hook into one, i would think the water would need to be fairly deep to have a muskie hold over.
I never target muskies in French Creek but have caught several small ones, 18 - 20 inches or so, usually on bass baits including Senko type worms and spinner baits while I was fishing for smallies. I do see people fishing for them with large bushy spin baits, as well as over sized stick baits. Others who target them can tell you more. As far as where, well I have seen them all over, including swimming next to my leg in depths as shallow as three feet while I was casting upstream at my camp on the creek below Utica. As long as I don't move my legs, they have stayed, one move and they take off! They do seem to like deeper pockets of water but they are not exclusive to holes.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/30 20:40:07
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Not sure where he finds trout in French Creek unless it's around the mouth of a stocked stream. French Creek is not stocked.
If you want smallmouth, walleye and the occasional muskie, then French Creek is your stream.
this may be a very stupid question, but why isnt French Creek stocked? Is it because of the highly touted biological diversity? Or is it j ust a lousy place for trout?
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/31 00:28:05
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Trap some big creek chubs, make a float out of a 16oz plastic bottle, and have at it. Most likely you will pick up eyez also. First thing in the morning and right at dusk are obviously the best times, especially in a creek. There are muskies in basically the entire creek. Later in the spring is a great time to chuck those lures that look like baby ducks up there also. You would be surprised at the size of musky that lives in French.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/31 00:58:23
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Heres a pic of one of the ones you can buy online, or you can make your own. The ones in the pic come in different colors, yellow is the natural color. There are alot of woodies on French. You will feel like an idiot casting it until a musky snatches it...trust me.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/03/31 23:10:10
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Nice, nice. Thanks JT83 Im glad the Buffalo thread went to hell hahaha.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/01 08:37:29
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ORIGINAL: kayak99
Not sure where he finds trout in French Creek unless it's around the mouth of a stocked stream. French Creek is not stocked.
If you want smallmouth, walleye and the occasional muskie, then French Creek is your stream.
this may be a very stupid question, but why isnt French Creek stocked?
Is it because of the highly touted biological diversity? Or is it j ust a lousy place for trout?
I have no answer for that. You might ask the Fish Commission. Could be due to the diversity but I doubt it's a lousy place for trout although the creek warms up fairly rapidly but then again, so do most of the stocked creeks.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/01 08:57:41
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I went to the university and my former boss lives right along the stream on Rt108. I caught plenty of trout out of this creek. Spots to try are anywhere along 108 where there is a bridge or good pull off areas, they usually put fish in these spots. Plus fish will move with the high water we have had. Also like stated above the McConnels Mills area is a good spot to try. There is also Taylor Run that is stocked and it dumps into the Rock, another option, it is small and gets cleaned out after the 1st week, but worth trying.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/01 09:19:33
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Slippery Rock is a very good trout stream. If your gonna drive to the Rock, you guys might as well come into New Castle and fish the Neshannock, just sayin..........
PM me if you want.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/01 11:32:49
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Hi everyone, anyone know of any campgrounds close to slippery rock , or neshannock? thanks
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/01 18:32:22
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The creek run right through Slippery rock campground. My camp is there.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/01 23:21:35
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/02 03:16:19
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Nice, nice. Thanks JT83 Im glad the Buffalo thread went to hell hahaha.
No problem. Classic musky lures will work up there too, just thought I'd give you something a little different. A buddy of mine has a camp right on the creek and there are good musky all the way upstream. That Buffalo thread just got out of control. Too much griping and not enough reports. I was half tempted to try and start another one.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/02 14:08:29
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Ya, I know. Prob wouldnt be a bad idea.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/05 06:58:06
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My former boss lived right above the campground and we have done well in that area. It's a little bigger there than most trout streams, you have to work the holes out in the main creek.
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RE: Slippery Rock Creek / French Creek--TROUT
2011/04/05 10:15:11
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Hi everyone, anyone know of any campgrounds close to slippery rock , or neshannock? thanks
Bird - Spoon suggested a few on this link. The one has Slippery Rock Creek run right past it. I have never been there, just saw online, so might be a cliff and not so easy access? I have driven through the Cooper's Lake Campground, which would require a short drive to SRC, but have heard the lake itself is full of bass. This is the one off of I79 that has that medevil festival in the Summer, so might want to verify if that or something else is going on before booking. http://forums.fishusa.com/m_367350/mpage_1/key_cabins/tm.htm#367350
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