TROUT TOWNS EP. 5 - State College, PA

Centrally located in Centre County Pennsylvania, State College isn’t your run of the mill college town. It’s located within an hours drive to some of the top limestone spring influenced trout streams in the entire state. On this episode, we tackle two of the best, the Little Juniata River and Penns Creek. Prior to the Land Grant Act and establishment of Pennsylvania State University, State College was an agricultural community and also engaged in the iron furnace industry. As far as architecture, there are some well maintained commercial and religious buildings in town, not mention the beautiful and historic campus buildings from the late 1800 and early 1900’s. Please join me today as we fish, explore, and embrace our very next Trout Town in State College, Pennsyvlania.
Music
Aaron Kenny - Gaiety in the Golden Age
Silent Partner - Headache
Ours Samplus - Palindrome
Track Tribe - Busy City
Syn Cole - Feel Good
Zachariah Hickman - Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
Retrovision - Puzzle

[@lalashowers]

That last trout was impressive!! I love the colors on them and all seemed healthy

[@charliesutphin3808]

Love your vids man and love the new series, always appreciate all the info and effort u put in to the vids

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Thanks dude, appreciate it!

[@noseymosey1556]

Very good videos, love the history lesson

[@TMucc216]

Another spot burner

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Disagree. Penns and Little Juniata are widely known. Guidebooks, articles, pre-existing videos, etc. You're allowed to say where you're fishing. I don't mention small trib names anymore, but chill with the spot burning allegations.

[@TMucc216]

@@TravelingTroutCo As long as you can justify it.

[@fredjones570]

loved the transition camera work around the 30 minute mark along with the music.

[@anthonyr6269]

Loved this one man probably my favorite ttc vid

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Thanks my bro. Thanks again!

[@t4876755]

Try Pine Creek North of there past Williamsport. I thought I saw Pine Creek flowing in the PA grand canyon at the start of this video.

[@TravelingTroutCo]

You definitely saw the PA Grand Canyon in the opening. I'm working on an Wellsboro episode with Big Pine Creek and a tributary. It's my favorite place to fish and hike in all of Pennsylvania. Family has a cabin up there - love that area. Thanks for watching!

[@brucecohen8970]

I love the way you say "let's get the hook out of him and take a look at him" to see how big he is

[@brucecohen8970]

I'm going to call you the trout whisperer the way you handle them.

[@Trails_trout_surf]

Try the yellow breeches in Pennsylvania their are tons of wild brown and Brook trout as well as stock brown Brook and rainbow trout

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Yellow Breeches (specifically Boiling Springs) is definitely on my list, thanks! I actually live in Cumberland County so Yellow Breeches are my homewaters.

[@Trails_trout_surf]

@@TravelingTroutCo cool I also love in Cumberland County

[@charliesutphin3808]

I’ve been trying to explore more pa water and want to hit the yellow breeches and I know boiling springs is probably the most popular area but do you have any spots that are a little less pressured on the breeches?

[@Trails_trout_surf]

@@charliesutphin3808 parts down stream from messiah college and parts of the breeches near cedars cliff specifically near old ford drive

[@travelingfishcompany4802]

I live in Cumberland county too :)

[@Lunkerswithchris]

Can you do huntingdon or junuiata valley bc i would love to see one on the little juniata

[@mpfishing5530]

Are you gonna upload any native brookie videos anytime soon? Those are the best

[@serapheum]

Were you near Ingleby or Weikert on Penns? I have never been up there but going next year.

[@TravelingTroutCo]

Upstream from Weikert in the State Forest area. Definitely worth checking out. Try to go on a weekday or off season as it can get crowded in peak season.

[@Pwrcritter]

That stillwater can be tough to fool trout.

[@jhoffman81]

I'm not sure I understand the thought behind skipping spring creek. Two legends of trout, Harvey and Humphreys both gave PSU instruction on it. The paradise is more famous for fishing than penns and j combined. The tales of trout unlimited attempting to reintroduce the green drake after water quality issues. Man you missed a gold mine.

[@TravelingTroutCo]

I hear you man, I struggled with where to put Spring Creek since it is adjacent to State College but flows directly through the heart of Bellefonte. Ultimately I covered Spring during my Bellefonte episode (Trout Towns Episode 2). I’m a big fan of central PA and it’s limestone spring influenced streams and appreciate the rich fly fishing history too. Thanks for checking out the video and dropping a comment!

[@rayflynn7942]

didn't see any actual takes 🤔

[@PaulJones-v3z]

Trout Can live up to 20 years