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Big Fishing Creek
BFC is looking good
Good
Filed by TCO Staff of TCO State College on Sep 25
USGS gauge
Reading from Sep 26, 6:30 AM
Flow
85.4cfs
Gage height
2.72ft
Fishing Creek near Lamar, PA USGS data
Flow rating
Prime
Clarity
Slight stain
What's Hatching
BFC looks pretty good for this time of year! Water is up from rain but dropping and clearing up.
The terrestrial ABC's (ants, beetles, or a small chubby), are working well during the day. Nymphs have been productive and streamers will move fish in low light or on cloudy days.
Hatches
BWO (18-22)
October Caddis (8-10)
Iso (10-12)
Tan Caddis (16-18)
Midges (20-24)
The terrestrial ABC's (ants, beetles, or a small chubby), are working well during the day. Nymphs have been productive and streamers will move fish in low light or on cloudy days.
Hatches
BWO (18-22)
October Caddis (8-10)
Iso (10-12)
Tan Caddis (16-18)
Midges (20-24)
What they're eating
Hot flies
Flow
TCO's own calibration of the creek's fishable window. The needle is where it sits right now.
85.4 cfs · Prime
0
75
150
200
300
Skinny0–75
Prime75–150
Pushy150–200
Blown200+
The number you want. Flowing good.
Water temp
32°
48°
56°
64°
68°
80°
52–
58
F
Staff-estimated range across the day.
Cold<48°
Cool48–56°
Prime56–64°
Caution64–68°
Not safe for trout68°+
Prime temps. Trout are active.
Range estimated by TCO staff
General Information
Remember that fishing is closed in the Cabin Water on Sundays. Call or stop by our State College location for more information on access, hatches, etc.
Flow bands and temperature bands are TCO's own calibration from years on this water, not a USGS product. The 68° line is a conservation threshold, not our opinion. Gauge data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.