Pine Creek Trout Fishing

WOW.
 
This is the first time I have ever fished this creek and came out without a bite.  Water color was good, temperature was perfect, flow was adequate, but no fish.
My fishing experience on this creek is 15 to 20 years and about 10 to 15 times per year.
 
I hope this is not indicative of the lack of fish being stocked so we can bolster the PA Fish and Game Commission’s pensions. 
I hope not, but feel this is the case.  My sons will need to take up another sport.
 
Bill
 

I agree tire-iron. There is not near as many fish as years past. I fished it Saturday and Sunday, got a few, but nowhere close to the numbers as usual. Deer creek is even worse!

The PFBC has publicly announced the reduction in numbers of fish stocked time and time again over the last few years, so no real surprises.
 
I don't think it's a reason to give up fishing though. There are still plenty of wild fish around, including trout. 

I agree with the past two posts.  The world doesn't revolve around stupid fake fish that get delivered by white truck.  Stocked trout are for the opening day wanna be trout fishermen lol(coming from someone who does fish for stockies occasionally). 
 
NOOO need for your sons to stop fishing.  Get them into other species such as bass of any variety, cats, panfish, pike, musky, walleye, real trout, anything.  And it's not all about the catching.  I've had days where are caught fish after fish, but then there were some days I enjoyed much more and only caught 5 or less.  It's the whole experience.  Get out in the woods and walk along a stream, explore some back bays on a lake, enjoy the wildlife and the fresh air.  Just being outside and getting away from it all is enough to me.
 
If they quit stocking trout, I'd still buy my license(non-res actually which is expensive, live only 15min from the border) every year. 

I realize that, but what I was getting at is you(or whoever else) shouldn't stop taking their kids fishing because of the lack of stocked trout(when there's a bunch of other species to catch, and still even wild trout). That's what it sounded like anyways in your OP, that your kids should find a new sport because of the lack of stocked trout. I apologize if you took it the wrong way, or if I took it the wrong way.  Yeah, with less and less trout stocked every year we feel we are being cheated of our money at times and I completely understand, but again it shouldn't stop parents from getting their kids into the sport.  The more youth involved in fishing, the better. 
 
We do pay a fee for stocked trout, and yes we may get upset because of the lack of fish at times, but think about all the other stuff our license money pays for.  Warmwater stockings, public access, stream/lake improvements, different programs, a bunch of stuff.  I don't know about everyone else, but I am happy to pay the amount of money I pay for a license and I won't let the price or the lack of stocked trout stop me from buying a license nor should it stop anyone else who loves to fish. 
 

PA Fish and Commission will price themselves OUT of the Market!  Consumers only pay for value, and in my feeling this is not a bargain by any means.

 
Unfortunately yes this is happening, but it SHOULDN'T.  In my opinion(again, my opinion) it is a bargain to me.  Paying 60 bucks(or whatever the exact price is with stamps and such) to have the ability to fish for whatever I want wherever I want across the state(public access of course) and enjoy the outdoors is well worth the money, especially if you're fishing at least once a week like myself.  If you truly like to fish, it's a no brainer, but to the people who only fish a few times a year if that they might stop buying licenses(which I know is a bad thing). The trout stocking program won't stop me from fishing, and I won't let that stop my kids from fishing. 
 
 
And fwiw, I've been doing pretty good with stocked trout for the past two months in a bunch of streams, although I personally haven't fished Pine, but everywhere I have fished I was able to catch a bunch. Can't speak for everyone else.