Penns Family Clave....

Taking the family up to Penn's this weekend to that little ole Hemlock Acres
homestead, the Trapper Lodge..

Rumor is I will be meeting up with several of my fishin' family too, Tom,
Mike, Bruce, you still planning on making an appearance?

Was supposed to get in late morning on Saturday, but was able to bribe the
powers at be for a half day on Friday so trying the old Priceline thing for
a cheap place to stay on the way in (hopefully somewhere close to a trout
stream where I can spend an evening hatch), or maybe even Hemlock Acres.

Picked up a pair of the smallest waders Cabela's makes, for the Boys. Dan
(7) fit in decently, just a wee bit large, but Matthew (4) got lost in them
(but was insistent that he was fine, and I'm sure he'll make a go at it).

Hoping the rain stops long enough ahead of time to dry up the campground,
and clear up the water enough to fish a little. Should be an interesting
weekend regardless. There's always Penn's Cave, card playin', marshmallow's
on the fire, and running through the woods with the boys, the dog, and the
bears.

Will be back at work on the 5th, for 2 days, and then off to the Western
Clave. July is shaping up pretty good.

Cheers!!

The Finn

Not looking real promising for me.........Ton of work plus water not
looking to good was going to bring my nephew from Scranton with me he
is 8..........If I don't see you all have a great time hopefully the
water goes down and clears up...........

Mike wrote:
Not looking real promising for me.........Ton of work plus water not
looking to good was going to bring my nephew from Scranton with me he
is 8..........If I don't see you all have a great time hopefully the
water goes down and clears up...........

It was good to see you and your family Mike... sorry I was so late in
getting there, but I got there. The big fish looked good on the camera
but send me a picture and I'll put it on the site. Here is some good
news for Penn's. I hope they keep removing the dam's all the way to the
cave and if that happens Penns will be a cold water fishery all the way
to Glen Iron and past that. Ps: I found Charles Wetzels old cabin this
past weekend. He wrote Practical Flyfishing in the mid 50's and it was
all about Penn's Creek.
Heres the good news....
Millmont Dam on Penns Creek to be Removed This Week
PA Department of Environmental Protection Newsletter, 06/07/2006
The Millmont Dam in Union County is being dismantled. Crews began
demolishing the dam on June 5 and expect to complete work by June 10.
Lycoming Supply Inc. of Williamsport is removing the dam at a cost of
$25,984. The Millmont Dam is a low-head, or run-of-the-river, dam.
Its removal will open over nine miles of Penns Creek to fish passage,
will restore of one mile of riparian habitat, and reduce the occurrence
and severity of flooding on upstream properties. DEP and thestate Fish
and Boat Commission share regulatory authority over approximately 250
low-head dam, built to provide power to mills or to create impoundments
for navigation. In addition to affecting aquatic habitat, low-head
dams have proven to be a danger to boaters and swimmers. A loose
coalition of state and federal agencies, and environmental and sporting
groups are working to remove dams that are unsafe or no longer needed.
The Millmont Dam will be the 11th low-head dam breached in PA during
2006.
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/news/c...p?Q=507398&A=3

That is good news!!

"Softhackle" wrote in message
oups.com...

Mike wrote:
Not looking real promising for me.........Ton of work plus water not
looking to good was going to bring my nephew from Scranton with me he
is 8..........If I don't see you all have a great time hopefully the
water goes down and clears up...........

It was good to see you and your family Mike... sorry I was so late in
getting there, but I got there. The big fish looked good on the camera
but send me a picture and I'll put it on the site. Here is some good
news for Penn's. I hope they keep removing the dam's all the way to the
cave and if that happens Penns will be a cold water fishery all the way
to Glen Iron and past that. Ps: I found Charles Wetzels old cabin this
past weekend. He wrote Practical Flyfishing in the mid 50's and it was
all about Penn's Creek.
Heres the good news....
Millmont Dam on Penns Creek to be Removed This Week
PA Department of Environmental Protection Newsletter, 06/07/2006
The Millmont Dam in Union County is being dismantled. Crews began
demolishing the dam on June 5 and expect to complete work by June 10.
Lycoming Supply Inc. of Williamsport is removing the dam at a cost of
$25,984. The Millmont Dam is a low-head, or run-of-the-river, dam.
Its removal will open over nine miles of Penns Creek to fish passage,
will restore of one mile of riparian habitat, and reduce the occurrence
and severity of flooding on upstream properties. DEP and thestate Fish
and Boat Commission share regulatory authority over approximately 250
low-head dam, built to provide power to mills or to create impoundments
for navigation. In addition to affecting aquatic habitat, low-head
dams have proven to be a danger to boaters and swimmers. A loose
coalition of state and federal agencies, and environmental and sporting
groups are working to remove dams that are unsafe or no longer needed.
The Millmont Dam will be the 11th low-head dam breached in PA during
2006.
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/news/c...p?Q=507398&A=3


Which one is the Millmont Dam?

"Softhackle" wrote in message
ups.com...

Mike Makela wrote:

Which one is the Millmont Dam?

Well that would be the one in Millmont ;

You should remember it, we fished it years ago before we found our way
to the project.

Bruce


WTF is Millmont? And I'm surprised either of us remembers anything before
1995.

Packing for Montana, flight out at 6am tomorrow...

So where again on the Yellowstone around Canyon Lodge can you get down to
the river?

And....the Lamar....nevermind, I remember that one.

Happy Trails.