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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 5, 2011 16:02:10 GMT -5
There are alot of flatheads in the stillwater. Ive only ever fished it a few times for them but I caught flathead when I tried for them. Ive also seen some really nice flatheads come from there. 40lb plus Cathunter......What stretch of the still water are you talking bought? Is there good flathead's in the strech that is around u ville area? maybe by the 7up plant? and through there? just want to find some flats close to home so i dont have to go to the tusk or the lake all the time and on short notice that can be hard to find a spot lol |
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Post by catfishhunter on Apr 5, 2011 22:09:03 GMT -5
There was a 30lb flathead caught at the point last year. and I seen one from the 7up plant area that was well over 50lbs, that was about 4 or 5yrs ago.
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 6, 2011 16:24:29 GMT -5
Hunter...where is the point at?
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Post by rcbbracing on Apr 8, 2011 11:03:15 GMT -5
Isn't uville quite a ways up the stillwater tho? I'm not sure but I thought Its dumped into the tusk quite a ways down...I also believe smaller tributaries r over looked....I always thought if theirs plenty of food for em there why wouldn't they follow?
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 8, 2011 19:29:11 GMT -5
There is some Big cat's this far up the stillwater ya just got to know where to look for them is all lol
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Post by rockbass on Apr 8, 2011 20:16:51 GMT -5
The reason you don't hear about more larger flats in the Stillwater is the lack of access. It's a winding steep muddy banked creek overall. There are nice flats in it, it's just hard to fish the good spots unless you are in a boat. There have been some very large flats caught in it over the years, as expected though most of them by liners that run the creek in boats. If you do get on it with a boat, make sure you can get back upstream just in case. I have been on it and have come up on log jams with banks on both sides too steep and muddy to be able to portage around it.
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Post by rcbbracing on Apr 8, 2011 20:18:35 GMT -5
I hope ya do will! Nothing better than good fishing close to home...makes sence if theirs food their should be predators to eat it and I've seen the pics of the channels and suckers you've caught outta there and sure a flat would love em
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 9, 2011 20:28:20 GMT -5
The reason you don't hear about more larger flats in the Stillwater is the lack of access. It's a winding steep muddy banked creek overall. There are nice flats in it, it's just hard to fish the good spots unless you are in a boat. There have been some very large flats caught in it over the years, as expected though most of them by liners that run the creek in boats. If you do get on it with a boat, make sure you can get back upstream just in case. I have been on it and have come up on log jams with banks on both sides too steep and muddy to be able to portage around it. Rocky.......You have my interest really high now please tell me more ? If i must fish a big high bank i will find a way to get that flathead out and back in after a picture you know me cpr all the way... i have a spot i want to try harder this year and I'm gonna spend a few night's trying this spot it has a deep bend in the creek apx 10ft deep few fallen trees along the bank with the bottom of the hole covered in snag's the head of the hole is fish able and not to snagy ya got anymore spot to try i might be able to get to from thw bank or place's to look? any info help's thank you .....Sniper |
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 9, 2011 20:30:08 GMT -5
I hope ya do will! Nothing better than good fishing close to home...makes sence if theirs food their should be predators to eat it and I've seen the pics of the channels and suckers you've caught outta there and sure a flat would love em Dave.....Thank you man gonna hit it hard this yea close to home and good channel's if nothing else will keep ya posted and who know's maybe ill strike it flathead rich and you will come fish it with me ? |
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 27, 2011 18:58:09 GMT -5
In small creek's what would your # 1 live bait be to use for flathead's if ya had it to choose? In the stillwater there are omg i can't think of what i have not caught from this creek so what would you choose? how would you fish it? where would you look for flathead's in a creek ?
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Post by Skyline1506 on Apr 27, 2011 19:27:55 GMT -5
Will there is a small creek near me that dumps into the tusk near strausburg/new philly area that we have taken some out of years ago. we stopped fishing it because we found other spots holding bigger fish, but i plan on fishing it again this year. the first flats we ever got from it were always on big chubs. never even a tickle on gills. this creek has a good number of smallies to which i was told by a warden who wades the creek for them that many times he has hooked up with a smallie only to be broken off by flatheads. whether he was full of shit or not i dont know, he had no reason to lie though i only called him to find out somethings regarding public and private along its banks. it is farther north than most flats move but i assume they move up it to spawn and some stuck around. Those would be the 2 baits i would try in a small system with chubs being number 1. just opinion though
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on Apr 27, 2011 19:33:35 GMT -5
Sky......Thank you man i will give them a try and see if i can't get a flat outta the stillwater this year
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on May 5, 2011 20:37:50 GMT -5
What would you say to using Bullheads in the stillwater creek have not got a lot of them outta there but this spring i have gotten a few whould you give them a go for flatheads ?
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Post by rockbass on May 5, 2011 20:47:58 GMT -5
I would stick with chubs......then bullheads as a 2nd option for the stillwater. Expect more channels than flats though. TCBA and his dad like to fish the bridge near the radio station, but I don't think they have caught any flats there. I know they use chubs all the time. Maybe he'll chime in with some better info on the creek. He's been fishin it a lot longer than I have.
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Post by Varmint_Sniper on May 6, 2011 19:00:10 GMT -5
Thank you Rock
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