Forest County Help Needed

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aranbp,
Thanks for the response.  It was very helpful.
 
doubletaper,
I am a spin rod guy.  Would like to get into fly fishing at some point but just haven't found the time.  My camp is actually up towards Vowinckel.  I am just looking for a good place with some nice scenery.  I only keep maybe 5 fish a year and release the rest.  Just trying to get familiar with the area.  Thanks

anywhere along rt.666 tionesta ck. most heavily stocked,
 n.fork on richardson rd which runs into redbank in brookville,
maple creek just south of marinville on maple ck. rd. on rt.899
cathers run on rt. 36 just outside of cooks forest,
spring ck. off of rt. 66 n. of marinville, go down c.c. camp rd.,
millstone ck. go to loletta camp ground out of marinville and you
turn right ,you can fish for miles till it enters clarion river,
sandy lick just outside of brookville,
you also have a sm. run right in cooks forest,which also runs (tom's)
into a handicapped and child's area only,
clear ck. in clear creek st. park which you can fish the ck.
or lake
a lot of others all near you

Why not meet at Vowickle,s Saloon and buy these gents a drink, then get them drunk.
They,ll tell you there secret spots.lol

Lol  !

I have heard that Ray's hot spot is the place to be on the weekend.  I have been in the Vowinckel Hotel and the Kelly.  But I will have to check out Ray's sometime.   

Tionesta creek is a good one that flows through forest county.  The stream runs the stretch of 666 for quite a ways.  No secret holes but lots of room to fish.  Personally one of my favorite trout streams.  The other small streams like maple, bluejay, salmon are good streams but i'm not a big fan of small streams.  The drive to warren county can find you another long list of fine streams...

just cougars? most weekends at rays is like a feline zoo, from tempting tigeress kittens to siamese cats, lionesses, thin females in leopard furs, to wild sow boars and water buffalos!! it's a wild game hunters dream...

since they put the new prison up there, there have been a lot more people from all walks of life around town and at rays.

Where did those ingrates in prison come from?  The city. Not qiute our walk of life.

The owner at Ray's is a great dude.  Some friends and I were doing the "beer in every bar on 66" thing and stopped there.  They were already collecting the cover for the band that night but no one was really there yet.  6 of us walked in paid 2 bucks each (without complaining) had our beer and started to leave.  When he saw we weren't staying for the band, he came running over and gave each of us our cover back.  He didn't have to do that, it was already money in his pocket.  Good dude, made some long term customers.

Not sure who gave you the 'mixed reviews' . . . if so, they're fishing in the wrong places.  That's not just a Forest Co. phenomenon however.  ANY of the NW/NC PA streams will have fish in them if you're willing to walk a little and 'experiment'.  For whatever reason (I think it might be PH levels but can't confirm), you can go 1/2 mile w/o a fish and then run into a stretch where it seems the stocking truck stopped and nobody got the memo.
 
Best 'put 'n take' season streams IMO are Millstone, Tom's Run, and Salmon Ck.
 
If you like to walk/take in scenery, you won't go wrong heading off the beaten path on Spring, Salmon, or Maple.  Buy a topo map or 'PA Gazeteer', and pick a spot where the Ck. goes away from the road for a 1/2 mile or so.  Walk it any time but the true 'dog days' of July and August (esp. if it's a dry summer), and you'll catch fish. 
 

Thanks for the advice.  I really appreciate all the input.  I prefer to fish off the beaten path.  My camp is about 3 minutes from a stretch of Maple Creek so I plan on fishing that creek a good bit.  My family had a camp in Sinnemahoning and I still make it up that way every once in awhile so I am more familiar with the Cameron and Potter County streams.  But with everyones input I should become familiar with Forest County pretty quickly.  I have heard that the Native trout population is pretty scarce and I wasn't sure if anyone could confirm that or not.  Thanks again for your help.

Bolimj,  There are some natives around.  not as many as before.  Some of the streams I know they are in were almost dried up last year.  I am sure that hurts them.  I only know the native streams around the 62/666 area.  Again you have my email.  I will send them to ya if you want them. 
 
Danesdad,  The section of coon you fished get hit hard.  Coon gets alot of fish stocked in it.  That IMO hurts the natives.  Head up stream following the game commision acess rd.  You will like the walk and the amount of fish in the stream.

ORIGINAL: boliwj
 I prefer to fish off the beaten path.  My camp is about 3 minutes from a stretch of Maple Creek so I plan on fishing that creek a good bit. 

 
Years ago (10 or so?, geez, it's been that long, anyway...) I fished Maple once.  And on it there was the most impressive network of beaverdams I've ever seen.  wing dams, archs, weirs, channels, absolutely amazing.  The whole valley was essentially clearcut by beavers, and the trees stripped of the branches, for maybe 1/4 - 1/2 mile.  And there were trout there too.