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Bens Creek
is a trout stream, stocked by the Pennsylvania Fish &
Boat Commission, located in the northern end of The
Stonycreek Corridor in suburban Johnstown. Its North and
South forks both have naturally reproducing trout
populations. Because of the annual stocking program, the
Stonycreek River tends to hold trout just downstream from
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Quemahoning
Lake is good-sized, at five miles in length and 12
billion gallons in capacity. It can be deep - up to 90 feet
in spots. And divers and fishers alike will confirm: The Que
holds some big fish. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, trout, carp and pan
fish are among its denizens. Lake fishing is regulated by
the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Boats are
restricted to 17 feet in length and cannot use
gasoline-powered motors. There is a handicap-accessible
fishing pier located in the Family Recreation Area.
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The Stonycreek
River was almost dead a generation ago. More stringent
regulations on coal mining and the efforts of conservation
and sporting groups have brought the Stony back to life. A
2008 watershed assessment discovered 30 species of fish
including seven game species. The assessment also documented
different fisheries in the river.
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The Stonycreek
Gorge, extending for nine miles from the Glessner
Bridge on Township Route 565 to the Trostletown Bridge on
Township Route 647, is considered one of the nation's best
reclaimed trout fisheries and offers near-wilderness
conditions.
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The Middle
Stony, an 11-mile section from Kantner along U.S.
Route 30 to Hollsopple, is a smallmouth bass fishery.
According to a 2008 watershed assessment, the Stony's
greatest diversity of aquatic life was found around Kantner.
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The Canyon,
Lower and Bottom sections of the Stony - approximately
13 miles total - is a mixed fishery. The 2008 assessment
documented the most fish in the river just downstream of the
mouth of Bens Creek.
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The Mountain
Laurel Chapter of Trout Unlimited is a volunteer-based
organization that works to preserve and develop coldwater
aquatic habitats for conservation and recreation. For more
information on all of the fisheries within The Stonycreek
Corridor, visit this organization's website.
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The Somerset
County Conservation District sponsored the 2008
Stonycreek River Watershed Reassessment in cooperation with
the Pennsylvania
Fish & Boat Commission and a variety of local
watershed groups.
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Quemahoning Creek Tailwater Fishery
The last 1.3 miles of Quemahoning Creek downstream of the Quemahoning Dam is now Pennsylvania's newest tailwater trout fishery. No special tackle restrictions are in place. However, trout cannot be harvested in this section from the day after Labor Day until the opening day of trout season.
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