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Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby clee » March 8th, 2018, 3:52 pm

Looks like I have an opportunity to head out to PA for a week and do some fishing in late June. Anyone of you guys fished this state? Or know a little about it? Anything I should be researching? I'm open to anything. Any part of the state. Any species, trout, smallies, muskie, etc. Any info to lead me to any direction is helpful. This state is pluto to me. I haven't a clue. So any tidbit of info narrows my research down.

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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby lucfish » March 8th, 2018, 7:39 pm

Check the area you will want to fish and then find a fly shop in the area. That's what I did when I went to Vermont a couple of years ago, worked good for me.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby WanderingBlues » March 9th, 2018, 6:08 am

My dad lives on Laurel Lake in the Allegheny Mountains. Best flyfishing I ever had with bass, pike, bluegill, and perch, usually on one streamer! The Susquehanna River is amazing for small mouth on clousers.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby fshflys » March 9th, 2018, 7:20 am

My father retired in Chambersburg, just west of Gettysburg. There is Falling Spring, a Limestone creek that fishes much like Hot Creek, http://www.fallingsprings.com/ - Yellow Breeches in Boiling Spring, others in the area, Big Spring & the Letort. Up around State College (Penn State) there are numerous creeks, Spring Creek & Penns. Check in with local fly shops, some creeks fish best with small flies like we use in Hot Creek some with much larger nymphs. Have fun.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby clee » March 9th, 2018, 10:49 am

Thanks guys. I just want a starting point to narrow things down. Your info helps alot.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby k9mark » March 16th, 2018, 9:54 am

Born and raised in PA. What area of the state are you gonna be at?
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby clee » March 16th, 2018, 11:43 am

Will start out in State College but open to move west or north or wherever.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby k9mark » March 19th, 2018, 9:57 pm

clee wrote:Will start out in State College but open to move west or north or wherever.


Well, definitely Penns Creek there. I would urge you to go south to Carlisle and fish the Letort
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby clee » March 20th, 2018, 7:40 am

Thanks K9 I'll look into it.
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Re: Pennsylvania Fly Fishing?

Postby fshflys » March 21st, 2018, 7:34 am

Spring Creek is 5 mins from State College, drive east to Coburn for Penns Creek & Elk Creek. Penns creek bottom is snotty, have studs. http://www.thefeatheredhook.com/ should be able to help
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