Loyalhanna

[tomb]

Fished Loyalhanna, Westmoreland County on Friday. Weather was overcast, turning to rain.Water was clear, good level, and clear. Fish were feeding constantly on emergers .Wet flys were the ticket Landed 6, missed many more. 2 in particular unusual for this stream. Possibly from private hatchery, Mellons.

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

Thanks for the report. I almost never see Loyalhanna on here. Were you in the "project water"?

 

[dudemanspecial]

I almost never see Loyalhanna on here.

There is a reason. It's pretty meh.

 

[tomb]

There is a reason. It's pretty meh.

Yes ,but its very local . I don't have to travel a 100 miles only to get into bad weather or lousy stream conditions. I save those northern streams for good hatch ,good weather days. The Loyalhanna project can be fun times.

 

[dudemanspecial]

Yes ,but its very local . I don't have to travel a 100 miles only to get into bad weather or lousy stream conditions. I save those northern streams for good hatch ,good weather days. The Loyalhanna project can be fun times.

I wasn't trying to poop on your writeup, apologies if it came across that way. I was referring to the comment about it not getting mentioned here. It's just not a very interesting stream, runs along a busy and loud highway, gets a lot of pressure, water is marginal. It's the closest decent trout water to me too and it scratches my itch if I need a quick fix as well. I was there last Sunday, you would have thought it was opening day it was so busy.

 

[foxfire]

Yeah, the Tigers are from RR which are stocked year-round and work their way downstream - so there is always opportunity and holdovers.

 

[foxfire]

Slight hijack - what ever became of the Kingston Dam removal project/study???

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

I was referring to the comment about it not getting mentioned here.

I think I was the last person to post a report on Loyalhanna. I agree with your assessment, but it was always a nice local creek for a grandpap to take his grandsons to when we were visiting.

 

[hockeyref]

Anyone else here old enough to remember the berms of rt 30 (east and west bound) from Kingston up to/past the causeway/crossover parked up bumper to bumper opening day? Thn the PSP started ticketing folks parks along the road and down around the causeway…. That definitely influenced my decision to quit trout fishing for 20+ years.

 

[6xAdams(Jones)]

Anyone else here old enough to remember the berms of rt 30 (east and west bound) from Kingston up to/past the causeway/crossover parked up bumper to bumper opening day? Thn the PSP started ticketing folks parks along the road and down around the causeway…. That definitely influenced my decision to quit trout fishing for 20+ years.

99% of the time, we go to ligonier and leave sleepy hollow to the swimmers and partiers.

 

[tomgamber]

I wasn't trying to poop on your writeup, apologies if it came across that way. I was referring to the comment about it not getting mentioned here. It's just not a very interesting stream, runs along a busy and loud highway, gets a lot of pressure, water is marginal. It's the closest decent trout water to me too and it scratches my itch if I need a quick fix as well. I was there last Sunday, you would have thought it was opening day it was so busy.

Frustrating isn't it?

 

[tomgamber]

I have caught wild Browns in the Loyalhanna. I know, shhhh...monthey dontbrepoduce in thr Loyalhanna.
marginal, for sure but has its places. Not enough to keep me interested.

 

[Ryan Hall]

I am not a fan of the delayed harvest area. I love the section behind sleepy hollow and prefer 4 mile till it warms up.

 

[ChuckofWagon]

I do like fishing the Loyalhanna. My issue is I'm disabled and simply can't get to the stream anymore. The banks are cut very high from previous years storms. Just the way it is.

I haven't checked access at the Two Mile Road. That may not be as bad.