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thesmayway
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Checked out a new section of Kettle well above where it goes under Rt. 44. I got skunked which I'm still in complete shock over. I have NEVER been skunked on a native stream rated higher than Class D. On top of that, I didn't even see a trout I spooked....
There has been some work done to add large woody debris to the stream. I fished above, below, and under it. I fished riffles, holes. I fished with dries, nymphs, micro bugger and even tried a mop fly in desperation... NOTHING! Usually natives aren't picky about anything and once I wasn't doing anything with my standard brookie methods I slowed way down and approached it like I was fishing for pressured wild browns... still nothing.
So I'm wondering if anyone that knows Upper Kettle well can shed some light on what's up with this stream. I bumped into a gentleman who has a camp right on the stretch who says he never sees anyone fishing it besides him.
There was a tiny bit of snow on the ground in places that likely all melted Friday night and Saturday morning. The water had obviously been high in recent days from the looks of the stream bank. I couldn't find a boot track that said someone fished just ahead of me. It was in the mid 50s when i fished. My stream thermometer is broken so no water temp. Is there water too cold for brookies to feed or possible that the recent changes in snow melt and cold nights have them shut down?
Is this stream in peril? I read some stuff from the PAFBC about a significant drop in biomass, but it was pretty dated. Was it the conditions yesterday? Or was it really just me??? Was the LWD added as precautionary or in response to a depleted population?
PM me if you would rather.
There has been some work done to add large woody debris to the stream. I fished above, below, and under it. I fished riffles, holes. I fished with dries, nymphs, micro bugger and even tried a mop fly in desperation... NOTHING! Usually natives aren't picky about anything and once I wasn't doing anything with my standard brookie methods I slowed way down and approached it like I was fishing for pressured wild browns... still nothing.
So I'm wondering if anyone that knows Upper Kettle well can shed some light on what's up with this stream. I bumped into a gentleman who has a camp right on the stretch who says he never sees anyone fishing it besides him.
There was a tiny bit of snow on the ground in places that likely all melted Friday night and Saturday morning. The water had obviously been high in recent days from the looks of the stream bank. I couldn't find a boot track that said someone fished just ahead of me. It was in the mid 50s when i fished. My stream thermometer is broken so no water temp. Is there water too cold for brookies to feed or possible that the recent changes in snow melt and cold nights have them shut down?
Is this stream in peril? I read some stuff from the PAFBC about a significant drop in biomass, but it was pretty dated. Was it the conditions yesterday? Or was it really just me??? Was the LWD added as precautionary or in response to a depleted population?
PM me if you would rather.