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On The Trail With Dave Kagan - Missing Totem PolesSometime this past July the two totem poles that had stood at opposite ends of the parade ground of the old Boy Scout Camp Kline just south of Ramsey off the Pine Creek Rail Trail "vanished in the night." According to DCNR, the Boy Scouts of America, the organization that... click here for more |
On The Trail With Dave KaganPine Creek Valley Suffering From Marcellus Shale Gas Invasion Of Trucks By David Ira Kagan On Wednesday, October 27, 2010, I sat on a folding chair at the White Tail Parking Access of the Pine Creek Rail Trail just off Route 44 a couple miles above Jersey Shore. And I... click here for more |
On the Trail with dave KaganFrom Thursday through Saturday, September 23-25, Boy Scout Troop 2028, out of Cherry Flats, PA, bicycled the entire 62-mile length of the Pine Creek Rail Trail from the northern to the southern terminuses. They camped overnight, first at the Tiadaghton Campground north of Blackwell on Thursday, then at Black Walnut... click here for more |
On the trail with Dave KaganThree Pine Creek Rail-Trail Bridges Being Inspected By David Ira Kagan From September 20-22 bridge safety inspections are being conducted on the three Pine Creek Rail-Trail bridges at Torbert Village, Ramsey and Waterville. Workers from two contracted companies in central Pennsylvania are involved: C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, P.C., Engineering Infrastructure... click here for more |
09-17-10 Slate is running very low for this time of year. Some trout are being caught. Hatches are normal Slate Drakes have been very active, but the low water conditions make fishing very challenging. Lots of stone case Caddis are moving into hatch positions. Some of the smooth and shallow... click here for more |
09-17-10: Very low stream conditions exist.Lots of storms north of us, but very little at this location. The same condition that we had for almost a year at this point. Some trout survived the fishermen at the mouths of the feeder streams. They have spread out in the last couple... click here for more |
Biking with Dave Kagan Sept. 02,10Caption: Erected in 1840 as a Presbyterian church, this now unused edifice, with its cemetery containing some of the early to mid-19th century pioneers, stands at the northwest corner of Route 6 and Marsh Creek Road at Ansonia, just a few hundred yards west of the Pine Creek Rail Trail... click here for more |
Pine Creek ride 09-11-10 By Dave KaganCaption: During the afternoon of Saturday, September 11, 2010, Greg Hudson, of Frederick, MD, bicycled from the Whitetail Parking Access of the Pine Creek Rail Trail just above Jersey Shore up to Bonnell Flat at Camp Kline just below Ramsey Village, pulling his kayak behind him. That morning he had... click here for more |
09-02-10: Hot dry weather is still locked over our area. Pine is warm, but not leathal at this time. Trout are still at the mouths of the runs. Lots of fish have moved up both Slate and Cedar. No major storm fronts predicted for our area at this time to... click here for more |
09-02-10: Hot dry weather is still locked over our area. Pine is warm, but not leathal at this time. Trout are still at the mouths of the runs. Lots of fish have moved up both Slate and Cedar. No major storm fronts predicted for our area at this time to improve... click here for more |
09-02010 We received 1-3/4 inches of rain on August 21 st. Pine is in great shape for this time of year. It may not last long, so if you want to fish in this improved condition, don't hesitate. Both Pine and the runs look great. The trout at the mouths... click here for more |
August 20 th. ride - KaganReaching a goal by August 20: Well, I’ve now passed 4000 miles of bicycling for the year. With continued good health, I should easily be able to surpass my 5000 mile accomplishment last year. One recent highlight while biking the rail trail occurred on Tuesday, August 17. I had just... click here for more |
August 20th. Ride - KaganCaption: 86-year-old Ralph Mantle, of Jersey Shore, poses after lifting his bicycle over a fallen tree, August 22, 2010, just north of Torbert Village. Mantle bicycled over 7200 miles on the trail in 2009. ... click here for more |
The famous WebbersCaption: On July 27th this writer, his wife and two friends experienced the pleasure of visiting the legendary Webbers at their cabin home high above Slate Run on the west side of Pine Creek. From the left are Bob and Dottie Webber; my wife, Beth Kagan; and Jersey Shore residents... click here for more |
08-20-10 Slate is running seasonally low, but the water temperatures are good. Upper 50's early morning and into the mid 60's during the day. Hatches are light, but fish respond to Brown Caddis Emergers fished behind a Brown Caddis Dry size #18. Some of the fish are very large. Lots... click here for more |
Pine is running just below the 90 year average. Deep ground water is very low this year, so when we don't get rain every week the stream dropes very fast. Trout are starting tpo move back from the mouthes feeder streams. We still need a lot of rain. Air temperatures... click here for more |
08-02-10 Slate Run has a good summer flow. We have finally had some good luck and we have had numerous thunder storms. Lots of fish have moved up from Pine Creekn in the lower section. Hatches are light. Use attractor flies. ... click here for more |
08-21-10 Thunder storms are giving our streams enough water to keep them in good shape for the last two weeks. The fish are at the mouths of the feeders, so its best not to fish for them. The drought and the high air temperatures really hurt the fishing this year.... click here for more |
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The men who make the trail workDCNR workers Chuck Diggan and Kevin Finnefrock spent August 11th cleaning the venting systems at comfort stations along the Pine Creek Rail Trail. Near the end of their day's hard work, they stand outside the station at the south end of the village of Cammal. Diggan and Finnefrock cleaned dirt... click here for more |
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