I went over to the North Fork on Sunday and noticed over a dozen dead trout in a short stretch from the bridge down. One was a big brookie.  Anyone else heard of fish dying on North Fork after being stocked?

What area are you talking about on North Fork..

I notified the PFBC of the dead trout from last Thursday at Humpback Bridge and that's all I have heard of...

The one at Jones Bridge seem to be okay they are in their regular hiding spots though and not easy to see..

The ones they put in at Blowtown seemed to have dissappeared at least that's what I was told by some anglers on Saturday that fishing Blowtown .. ???

Course they didn't see any at Jones either

Interesting -- now we have anglers complaining they are not SEEING ANY TROUT LOL

TR= trout reduction..
less trout in- - means less trout spotted



I'm hoping to fishing Blowtown and Jones on either Wed or Thurs.

Not sure of the Bridge but its in Richardsonville.  i walked down stream a ways and kept seeing dead fish. i did spot a few still swiming but not many.  The trout seems to really be running downstream a ways.  I am planign on walking up to Deemers Camp area to see what i find there.

Shame on You ... you were that close to the store and did not stop in to say HI  ??????

I'm going to guess some of those dead fish were from being caught and released...

anglers have been hitting them pretty good from Richardsville Bridge downstream.

That's the general area to where I sent those folks in the picture ... and they did excellent and spoke of most guys catching fish and many releasing them back into the water..

Good to hear the only one that seemed strange was the big brookie.  I did stop in the Turkey hoggie was very good!

Okay I know who you are now

just where is your store located?
also i have been doing pretty good
from brookville sewage plant down past tressle
to power lines,lot of stakes with ribbons marking  the river bank etc. , wonder whats with them.
all fish c&r

the ph level in the stream is bad but i also on opening day spoke w/ the guy who lives right there at richardsville and he said about a dozen were dead coming out of the truck when they stocked it. i went fishing saturday at home here, elk creek, and they had dead fish in it too. maybe because for some unknown, but good reason, it's been a very warm and nice april. the water at elk creek was like bath water saturday and we haven't had rain until today. there were plenty of lake trout in the stream though. they kept running into my legs.  

I am hearing of dead fish everywhere now that are DOA.  And today the stocking on Redbank was cancled due to the truck breaking down.  Maybe the problem is with the fish trucks.

Dixon Corner Country Store is in Munderf on Richardsville Road. sort of between Brockway and Brookville...

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FlyFisher wrote : I am hearing of dead fish everywhere now that are DOA.  And today the stocking on Redbank was cancled due to the truck breaking down.  Maybe the problem is with the fish trucks.

Argh!  I wish I would have known this about seven hours ago.  I drove down tonight after working and the fishing was the pits.  I was expecting lots of bites from freshly stocked trout.  Instead I only caught three trout and a bunch of chubs.  It was supposed to get stocked on the 23rd and the 30th. The stocking from the 23rd has been moved to May 15 according to the Fish Commission website.

Date Revisions Brk Brn Rbow Meeting Place Time Hatchery
04/30/08   N/A    X X Plyler's Buffet & Family Restaurant  11:00 AM Bellefonte  
05/15/08   Rescheduled from 4/23/2008    X X Plyler's Buffet & Family Restaurant  11:00 AM Bellefonte  

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fly fisher i have been hearing the same thing from people who fish in warren, forest county. they might wanna take a look at their hatcheries make sure no problems exist, viruses etc.

It does seem that is is ocurring more with brook trout from what i am hearing.  but i have seen all species.  

Yeah i went up the the fly area when i saw everyone fishing Redbank.  I caught 3 but missed a dozen or so on nymphs.  

oh well the fishing will be good on redbank next wednesday unless the truck breaks down again.

do you know flyfisher or anyone else if they are stocking north fork next friday 5/2 as scheduled?

I haven't heard anything that says they won't be.