Standing Stone Creek, PA
Cornpropst Mills section
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 8:00 to 11:00
- Best Fishing Time
- 9:30 to 10:30
- Rating
- Great
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 70.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- Low & Slow
- User
- Herb Yost
Fish Caught
Fall Fish
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 8" | #2 Silver | |
| 17 | 8" |
Smallmouth Bass
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11" | #2 Silver | |
| 5 | 11" |
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 13" | #2 Silver | |
| 3 | 13" |
Brown Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10" | #2 Silver | |
| 3 | 10" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Sunny | X | ||
| Foggy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | ||
| Wind | |||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 75.0°F / 62.0°F
- Wind Direction
- S,W
- Weather Front
- Today preceded a warm front.
- Barometer
- 30.02 rising
- Moon Phase
- 41% Full (Waxing crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
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Hatches
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Insect Seining
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Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Notes
MCB & TMM:
I didn't feel like driving far to fish this morining, so I just went down to the Stone and walked back Sonny's land then fished back up to the bridge at Cornpropst MIlls. I figured it would be interesting just to see if I could catch anything in the Stone this morning and to see what I would catch. The Stone was low, slow, clear, and at a temperature of 70 degrees which I suppose isn't bad for the last week of July.
I walked way back in where there hasn't been much fishing pressure, at least not since the first couple of weeks of trout season. I didn't see any boot prints for the first two hours that I fished this morning. I did see bear tracks and bear shit, so I guess that answers the age old question, once again. Lucky for me, I didn't see any bears. I started fishing about 8:00 and caught 12 Fall fish before I caught anything else. A couple of the Fall fish were nice sized fish 13-14 inches, but a lot of them were little fellows about 6-7-8 inches long. I had fished about an hour and then I caught 5 trout in a row, three rainbows and two browns. The last fish I caught this morning was also a brown trout for a total of six trout for the morning. The three rainbows were all 12-13 inch fish and the browns were all 10 inch fish. Could be my imagination, but all of them looked a little stressed to me. The water temperature in the Stone is just going to go up, so it won't be long until there aren't any trout around. Actually, I wouldn't have been surprised if I didn't catch a trout this morning.
I really thought I would be catching a lot of smallmouth bass this morning, but I didn't catch a bass until fish number 21. I was fishing one of the deeper holes and caught a 10 inch smalley for the first bass of the morning, Then I tossed the spinner out again and hit a whopper. It's good I didn't have my drag very tight because I know I would have lost this fish and that would have been a shame. It took me five minutes to wear it out enough to get it to my feet. It was an 18 inch, yes that's right, 18 inches, small mouth. I don't have a clue how much it weighed, but it was a really big fat fish. It could be the biggest smallmouth I have ever caught on the Stone. It was worth the trip this morning just to catch that one fish. I caught three more smallmouth bass that were 10-11 inches each and of course some more Fall fish.
I caught a total of 28 fish in about three hours, 17 Fall Fish, 6 Trout, and 5 Smallmouth Bass. This was a different experience than yesterday's experience on the LJ, but it was close to home and fun. I had the Stone to myself this morning, but that's not a big surprise.
Depending on the weather and water levels, I may try Spring again on Thursday morning. I think I'll fish it in the section behind Milesburg.
O&O:LJH