Cross Creek

Been going to Cross Creek two or three times a week since ice-out shore fishing for crappie. So far I brought 5 keepers home (10"+). 
Yesterday, dead bluegills and a few crappie lined the shore. I remember a few years back when the shore used to be lined with fishermen and everyone had crappies in the bucket.

And they say the frackers don't do the enviroment any harm!  I say they are full of s..t!
 

The politicians knew the truth from the beginning.
 

They shouls just make it a trout lake seems like that's all pa cares about anyway most of our warm ewater specie lakes are nothing like they used to be Pymatuning, author Wilhelm shenango all have declined.Marinas are lousy and run down boat ramps the same. I guess we should be thankful for what we do have.But there is no doubt its not what it used to be!!!!
 
                                     Bill

Fished Cross Creek 3 weekends in early April caught good numbers of crappie and gills .Don't keep fish so I didn't measure any but I'm sure I had 10 to 20 legal size total .2 boats nearby were measuring and keeping fish, I was too busy catching fish to notice how many they kept .

I won't be there anytime soon, hope that bait shop they advertised on here two months ago stays afloat. 

Um, no.  If you killed every fish you touched for a week you wouldn't see a die out.  Mishandled fish get eaten, usually long before they wash up on shore.  Unless the fishermen mishandled all the birds and other fish and killed them off too.  
 
The commission is smoking something they found out behind the lake.

python73
Um, no.  If you killed every fish you touched for a week you wouldn't see a die out.  Mishandled fish get eaten, usually long before they wash up on shore.  Unless the fishermen mishandled all the birds and other fish and killed them off too.  
 
The commission is smoking something they found out behind the lake.

 
I think they should share what they're smoking behind the lake...bogarts

Meatball, I'm happy to see your comment about the 'die offs' at other lakes as well.  I remember the the same thing happening at Wilhelm,  a few moons ago, and it happened for a couple of years in a row.  Then it hit Pymie and eventually other lakes too, so it must be Cross Creeks turn this year.  Funny, how many old timers (me included) never saw such 'die offs' in the past and how the 'die offs' seem to have diminished at lakes such as Wilhelm and Pymie.  Oh, we still see floaters here and there but, nothing like the years since the 'die offs'.
 
I can remember the 'smoke blowing' reason attributed to sudden increase in water temperatures coupled with the stress of "spawning" as being the reason.   Then came the malarky about sudden water temperature warm ups causing fish stress allowing "parasites" to kill weakened fish.  Now, it's natural causes and mishandling by anglers?
 
One thing to note (seems to be common) with each of the locations where the sudden and sometimes large 'die offs' occur is, mention of, the continued disappearance of 'once abundant' aquatic plant life.
 
I don't know but, I'm thinking the PFBC now has empty totes of 'Uncle Charlie's Aquatic Herbicide' and the empty containers are awaiting pick-up\return to 'Uncle Charlies' from the Cross Creek area.
 
Lastly.................  A BIG 10-4 on dropping (all) the enhancement programs.  Including paved bicycle trails (with bridges) around the lakes!  
 
 
I gotta go..  heard they are hitting at........
 
 

Dang wire, did ya have to mention the good ole days and high school in same thread?  I got out my senior (yes I made it that far) yearbook, looked at the pictures, then looked at myself today, ()............  well never mind about that.
 
Can't argue with your concept of why and how a lake  and it's contents change over time.  But, given that aquatic plants require sunlight to thrive and sunlight easily penetrates water depths of 10' (depending on water clarity) most of the man made lakes we have become a terrarium.  These 'weeds' become a big problem involving private/public boat docks/marinas, boating, swimming and, shore fishing.  In addition to the 'shallow' water, many of these lakes are surrounded by moderate to heavy agriculture/farms thereby, supplying the lakes with ample weed growing nutrients.  
 
Weed control, for whatever reason, is an issue that can only be controlled ( successfully) with herbicides.  These herbicides, if used correctly and at the right time are suppose to be safe to the fish, insects, etc.
 
I can't help but think the sudden and/or continued disappearance of weeds in, sections or, an entire lake is due to use of herbicides.  Herbicides that may, at times be used incorrectly (accidentally or on purpose), weaken and/or kill fish.
 
 
Please excuse me, I must apply nutrients to some of my plants...........
 
As always.........  be safe and tight lines.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 

They won't eat the groupers...........  will they?
 
 
 
 
 
Sorry..........

Buckets of stupid fish need to leave that lake...the smart ones left will get bigger...and if you think there's no numbers of fish there like there used to be...well, try golfing cause fishin ain't your thing.
 
They should stock some trout ...Just think, they have the depth to survive and get big (well, we need a big air pump),,, the bass will love em and get bigger,, and morons will line the shores opening day via the trails around the lake mishandling all the subsequent catches of  panfish roughly creating a nice big die off of all the stupid little panfish (LMAO)

In my original post I was comparing pre-drilling Shore fishing to present day shore fishing. Hasn't been the same.
I guess I need a boat.

Why does this lake not have hybrids or any type of musky stocked? County needs to give control. SWPA needs a premier big predator lake.