Kings gap hollow

[Trails and trout]

I was thinking about fly fishing kings gap hollow run, would it be worth it. I know it has brookies and some browns but other than that I don’t really know anything about it. If anybody had information I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[salmo]

Never been there. Look very nice.

 

[Swattie87]

Never fished that one, but have fished some of its neighbors. There’s some wild Trout in the South Mountain/Michaux SF area, but I have never fished a stream I would call “good” in that area. A lot of just “ok” streams, and IMO the best ones are the obvious ones…Mountain/Conococheague/Antietam/etc. There aren’t really any hidden gems in that area.

Kings Gap probably has fish, but it will be tiny. Just a couple square mile drainage. Probably a good one to try out when everything else bigger is blown out high. Otherwise, you’re not gonna have much water to work with.

 

[Kgregor12]

I was thinking about fly fishing kings gap hollow run, would it be worth it. I know it has brookies and some browns but other than that I don’t really know anything about it. If anybody had information I would greatly appreciate it.

Watch out for brook trout redds hard to spot after the spawn. Basically just don’t walk in that stream until april. Its a very very small trib of the breeches. If I catch brook trout in the winter I leave em underwater in the net when it’s in the 30’s so their gill filaments don’t freeze and kill them. Good luck

 

[Trails and trout]

Watch out for brook trout redds hard to spot after the spawn. Basically just don’t walk in that stream until april. Its a very very small trib of the breeches. If I catch brook trout in the winter I leave em underwater in the net when it’s in the 30’s so their gill filaments don’t freeze and kill them. Good luck

Yeah I definitly keep the brookies in the water as much as possible during warm days and the cold ones. I would probably just bow and arrow cast from the bank.

 

[Trails and trout]

Never fished that one, but have fished some of its neighbors. There’s some wild Trout in the South Mountain/Michaux SF area, but I have never fished a stream I would call “good” in that area. A lot of just “ok” streams, and IMO the best ones are the obvious ones…Mountain/Conococheague/Antietam/etc. There aren’t really any hidden gems in that area.

Kings Gap probably has fish, but it will be tiny. Just a couple square mile drainage. Probably a good one to try out when everything else bigger is blown out high. Otherwise, you’re not gonna have much water to work with.

Yes mountain creek is what I would call an ok wild trout stream, definitely can produce some nice brookies and browns but you just have to be in the right section, fishing those small freestoners is my specialty, tight casts and little fish but some brilliant. Colors

 

[Kgregor12]

Yes mountain creek is what I would call an ok wild trout stream, definitely can produce some nice brookies and browns but you just have to be in the right section, fishing those small freestoners is my specialty, tight casts and little fish but some brilliant. Colors

Mountain above the lake should just not be stocked. Its sad. It could be a lot more than ok.

 

[Trails and trout]

Mountain above the lake should just not be stocked. Its sad. It could be a lot more than ok.

Yeah I totally agree I feel like that section should be catch and release only non stocked to give the wild and native guys a chance at actually thriving not just surviving

 

[klingy]

Be prepared for tight windows and lots of bow and arrow casting. Definitely a stream that is easier to fish with more water. Typical small Michaux stream

 

[Trails and trout]

Be prepared for tight windows and lots of bow and arrow casting. Definitely a stream that is easier to fish with more water. Typical small Michaux stream

Thanks for the info, sounds similar to a brookie stream closer to my house

 

[Kgregor12]

And do please report back on the ratio of brookies to browns. Last time I fished it was low water so doubt I would have caught many browns if they were present but the brookies were plentiful. That was 2020. I have seen a lot of streams sadly flip brook trout to brown trout just west of me and hope the same fate has not befallen kings gap.

 

[Trails and trout]

And do please report back on the ratio of brookies to browns. Last time I fished it was low water so doubt I would have caught many browns if they were present but the brookies were plentiful. That was 2020. I have seen a lot of streams sadly flip brook trout to brown trout just west of me and hope the same fate has not befallen kings gap.

Will do

And do please report back on the ratio of brookies to browns. Last time I fished it was low water so doubt I would have caught many browns if they were present but the brookies were plentiful. That was 2020. I have seen a lot of streams sadly flip brook trout to brown trout just west of me and hope the same fate has not befallen kings gap.

is there a particular stretch you recommend?

 

[Kgregor12]

Not in particular, it’s all tight. Also its prob changed alot in 4-5 years I would think anyway.