Cross Creek PA

So we got out the other day and cleaned some duck boxes; it was a great opportunity for me to scout a local lake that I had only been to once, briefly (I should also mention that I was skunked on that outing).  Cross Creek in Washington county PA was the location... and the temperature, well it was cold.  I had chosen that day as the maiden voyage of my "new to me" fishing vessel.  Picture this, not that it was absurd, but we were definitely pushing the limits,  3 grown men in a 15' square back canoe with a cute little 2.5 HP motor chugging (putting) along.  The water line was very near the gunnels and my buddy in the front appeared to me to be doing his best impression of Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic "I'm the king of the world!" as the white capping water broke over the bow of this visually unimpressive ship.  As you can probably guess we all survived without incident, but the experience was worthy of being committed to at least my memories, because the sketchy moments were pretty abundant.  We did see a decent population of ducks and geese, mostly Mallards, and at least one Woodie Hen in one of the  boxes.  As we cruised the waters of Cross Creek we traveled down several of the sloughs and around the points; both appeared to have a decent amount of coverage along the shore for some great looking panfish habitat.  Not to mention the corner of the parking lot that was stacked full of retired Christmas trees awaiting their final resting place.  I didn't have an opportunity that day to get near the dam to check it out, but do know from word of mouth that the waters in the main channel and up to the dam are relatively deep (50+ feet).  On the opposite side of the dam is the feeder stream Cross Creek; the waters on this particular day were up so the pass through the Cattails was easy to navigate, and from my perspective is going to be an exciting location to pursue my finned friends.  Word of mouth has lead me to believe that this is a productive water to fish, as I said earlier it has not proved itself to me quite yet, but that's not saying too much.  I hope that those of you that get the opportunity to get your line wet in this lake and have a wonderful and productive day! Oh yeah, one other piece of information, If you intend on getting a boat out on Cross Creek you need a Washington County launch sticker which can be obtained from the Washington County Sheriffs office ( phone number 724-228-6867) for $10.00 per year; a receipt will be provided until you receive your launch sticker.