Four Mile Fish Ladder

Good question, been wanting to know myself.

Denny, you out there?

Last time I was down they hadn't started on the cut yet but I think I saw on the news a few weeks ago they had started it and it is supposed to be done this summer/fall...

I don't think they increased the stocking yet either...

Ill bring the Whiskey , Your brand Skip? I know dumb question 

Adam,

I walked over the other day it will be done before the fall run (if there is much of one we haven't had a good one in a while). Pretty cool looking spared no expense, i thought some of our rains would have knocked out the first ladder by now but it's solid, we'll see how this handles those bad torrents we can get on these shale streams. My friend the green's superitendent had to clean out the first ladder more than a few times, we'll see how this new channel handles that.

Out of cookies again?

For your curiosity and mine , I went down to take a look see after work like I said I was. Promises.Promises.

First time I got to see the ladder and the raceway around the falls.

Ladder is not really that impressive but the raceway is quite the challenge. Looks like its going to work from what I see but this has yet to be determined. We Shall See.

Quite the project.

The ladder





The SIGN



The Raceway project under construction

Thanks deetz that's quite a project, lookin great. Are they hoping for natural reproduction here? Or just more fishing access. Never been on this stream myself.

For your curiosity and mine , I went down to take a look see after work like I said I was. Promises.Promises.

Nice pics.  Thanks for the update Deetz!

Geez that seems like a lot of work and our money gettin dumped into something that isn't gonna work. I hope im wrong, but this just seems far-fetched.
Thanks for posting pics, its good to actually see the work being done.

WOW for the money that had to cost we could have put in an electric elevator with a doorman

Man be more positive, at least they're using our Erie stamp money for something that could create new access and more opportunities for easements. I doubt any new streams will be discovered anytime soon, and there's only a limited amount of easement opportunities.  It's probably a bargain for the PFBC to build the ladder and raceway, if you add up everything that went into this.

It's been a collective effort by several different organizations, penn state, and volunteers to remove dams, clean up four mile itself, and clean up feeder streams running into it.  If even some fish can get all the way up into penn state's scenic land every year, then the whole project will be a huge conservation success story.

I might sound like an idiot, but how does this work? Never saw anything like this, and i dont really get what it does

WOW for the money that had to cost we could have put in an electric elevator with a doorman

Hay Man I was just kidding  I am for anything that helps bring ion and spread out the fish. That is a beautiful creek.

Be more positive? Isn't this the creek that no one is allowed to fish in on the lower stretch?!! Oh, wait, you can fish on one side for about 50 feet.
I can think if 2-3 other places where access is much better that these ladders would have done more good.

Also that opens one of the most beautiful sections of creek around. I would love to fish it just for the sights 

As someone who never ventures to the east side, I'm assuming that both sides of the upstream section of this project are fully accessible to the public?