The_Sasquatch
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Thought I'd start a new thread for guys to post their pictures and whatnot. Generally, a great weekend. The fishing was lacking, of course, but each day got better. We missed a few of the regulars this year, but were glad to welcome back old faces and we welcomed some new ones:
Bikerfish and friend
Afishin
gfoledc
Tim Robinson and wife
Skybay
Turkey
Moosehead_Belle
I arrived around 12:30am on Thursday morning. Drove up Wed. night after teaching. I had rain the whole way up til I got into Williamsport, then no rain. I thought it was all swingin' south! Then as I got off the exit in Liberty, I had rain the rest of my trip west, and it rained all night on Denton Hill.
Moosehead and gfoledc both arrived around 12:00pm on Thursday, and Skybay was there by 1:30. Thursday was constant rain, drizzle, mist. We headed to Lyman Run and West Branch, both of which were low but flowing. I was relieved to see moving water.
Back at camp, Afishin, Bikerfish and his buddy arrived and the good times started! One thing about this jam is that the food and fellowship are never lacking. Staying in one cabin as we do leads to some great times.
Friday was another small stream day, and we hiked up to some beaver ponds, then spread out to various spots around the general area. Tim Robinson and his wife arrived Friday night and more good times ensued. Again, wet weather constantly on Friday. No heavy downpours, but just a general drizzle/mist. Creeks slowly inched up.
Saturday AM everyone split for the Cross Forks/Kettle area. I stayed behind and waited for Turkey, and then we took off for Kettle/ Cross Fork as well. It seemed the higher up on Kettle you were, the better the flows were. We drove first to Kettle Creek Tackle Shop. Spend some time and money there, ran into gfoledc and Afishin who told us Cross Fork was low, so we headed up to a spot on Kettle that I saw was open on our way down. Good water, nice beaver ponds, flows were raising as there were some heavy downpours in the area on Saturday. Rained pretty much the whole day we fished. Ran into a few of our guys as we got higher up on Kettle, Skybay got lost, and then Turkey and I drove over to Little Kettle and got into some brookies there.
Back at camp for more food and good times, and then cleanin up and everyone planned on fishing today on the way home.
We were certainly glad to see conditions improving all weekend. We all got wet and cold, and while fish numbers weren't high, we had a great time in God's Country. An excellent 5th Anniversary to the NCPA Summit!
I think anyone who goes to this will tell you, it's a fantastic weekend. 2017's summit will be around the same time as this year's, and there's always more room!
Bikerfish and friend
Afishin
gfoledc
Tim Robinson and wife
Skybay
Turkey
Moosehead_Belle
I arrived around 12:30am on Thursday morning. Drove up Wed. night after teaching. I had rain the whole way up til I got into Williamsport, then no rain. I thought it was all swingin' south! Then as I got off the exit in Liberty, I had rain the rest of my trip west, and it rained all night on Denton Hill.
Moosehead and gfoledc both arrived around 12:00pm on Thursday, and Skybay was there by 1:30. Thursday was constant rain, drizzle, mist. We headed to Lyman Run and West Branch, both of which were low but flowing. I was relieved to see moving water.
Back at camp, Afishin, Bikerfish and his buddy arrived and the good times started! One thing about this jam is that the food and fellowship are never lacking. Staying in one cabin as we do leads to some great times.
Friday was another small stream day, and we hiked up to some beaver ponds, then spread out to various spots around the general area. Tim Robinson and his wife arrived Friday night and more good times ensued. Again, wet weather constantly on Friday. No heavy downpours, but just a general drizzle/mist. Creeks slowly inched up.
Saturday AM everyone split for the Cross Forks/Kettle area. I stayed behind and waited for Turkey, and then we took off for Kettle/ Cross Fork as well. It seemed the higher up on Kettle you were, the better the flows were. We drove first to Kettle Creek Tackle Shop. Spend some time and money there, ran into gfoledc and Afishin who told us Cross Fork was low, so we headed up to a spot on Kettle that I saw was open on our way down. Good water, nice beaver ponds, flows were raising as there were some heavy downpours in the area on Saturday. Rained pretty much the whole day we fished. Ran into a few of our guys as we got higher up on Kettle, Skybay got lost, and then Turkey and I drove over to Little Kettle and got into some brookies there.
Back at camp for more food and good times, and then cleanin up and everyone planned on fishing today on the way home.
We were certainly glad to see conditions improving all weekend. We all got wet and cold, and while fish numbers weren't high, we had a great time in God's Country. An excellent 5th Anniversary to the NCPA Summit!
I think anyone who goes to this will tell you, it's a fantastic weekend. 2017's summit will be around the same time as this year's, and there's always more room!
