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Michaux State Forest Fishing Adventure
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY
Michaux
State Forest
FRANKLIN
COUNTY
by John Allen
photos by the author
There is nothing more peaceful than the sound of a
stream babbling through a forest. There is nothing more
pleasing to the eye than a lake surrounded by mountains.
In Michaux State Forest, you can find both. From
stocked and wild trout streams to lakes that should be
on postcards. Michaux State Forest offers many unique
opportunities to anglers looking for a new and exciting
adventure. I grew up visiting this area multiple times each
year as a kid and fell in love with all it has to offer. Sitting
in between Carlisle, Chambersburg, and Gettysburg, this
area is a destination to many visitors and a great place to
go fishing. Each body of water is a little different, but the
exploration aspect is what makes this area so much fun.
Mountain Creek
From the rhododendron and mountain laurel jungle
to the popular stretch inside Pine Grove Furnace State
Park between Fuller and Laurel lakes to the tailwater
fishery below Laurel Lake, Mountain Creek is a popular
destination among many anglers visiting the area. The
stream receives several stockings each year but has a
history of high acidity above the lakes, which can cause
the trout populations to vary greatly from one year to
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the next. It is still an exciting and sometimes challenging
stream to explore.
Conococheague Creek
This creek begins just north of Caledonia State Park,
flows through the park, then exits on the western edge
of the state park. This stream receives several stockings
each year and can be an excellent escape when needed.
A lot of the stream winds away from the roads, which
allows for a much more exciting fishing experience. The
stretch inside the state park receives a lot of early season
pressure, but it is not uncommon to find stocked trout still
around in the early summer. Since Birch Run Reservoir
Dam was removed in 2005, this part of the stream gets
much warmer, shallower, and does not hold stocked trout
through the summer as well as it did before the dam was
removed. On the flip side, the removal of the reservoir has
resulted in significantly better trout habitat.
East and West Branch Antietam creeks
The West Branch starts out just east of Mont Alto State
Park as a Class A wild trout stream before exiting out
of the western side of the park and running along the
front side of Penn State Mont Alto. The stream receives
stockings downstream of the state forest area. The East
Branch begins just north of the Waynesboro Reservoir as
a Class A wild trout stream. After exiting the reservoir,
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