Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

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Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by martalus » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:26 pm

https://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc- ... story.html


Has anyone heard anything about this? This is right near one of our favorite WTS.

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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by Rusty Spinner » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:39 pm

Yes and I can see the smoke from my house.
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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by BillSmith » Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:52 am

Meth camps.

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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by BiggerThomas » Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:57 am

BillSmith wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:52 am
Meth camps.
Can't tell if you're joshing...
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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by Jaybird » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:42 am

BiggerThomas wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:57 am
BillSmith wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:52 am
Meth camps.
Can't tell if you're joshing...
Not an unreasonable cause

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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by BillSmith » Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:45 pm

Guys who fish the Bushkill near Easton see meth camps in the woods.

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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by Jaybird » Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:32 am

BillSmith wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:45 pm
Guys who fish the Bushkill near Easton see meth camps in the woods.
Not even in the woods in Easton & , same goes for the Broadhead

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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by BiggerThomas » Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:42 am

Jaybird wrote:
Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:32 am
BillSmith wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:45 pm
Guys who fish the Bushkill near Easton see meth camps in the woods.
Not even in the woods in Easton & , same goes for the Broadhead
I guess the question we should be asking as anglers is, "Might meth fumes attract bugs that Salvelinus fontinalis gorge on?" :lol:
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Re: Forest Fire on Mount Tamany/Delaware Water Gap

Post by Jaybird » Fri Feb 28, 2020 10:22 am

BiggerThomas wrote:
Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:42 am
Jaybird wrote:
Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:32 am
BillSmith wrote:
Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:45 pm
Guys who fish the Bushkill near Easton see meth camps in the woods.
Not even in the woods in Easton & , same goes for the Broadhead
I guess the question we should be asking as anglers is, "Might meth fumes attract bugs that Salvelinus fontinalis gorge on?" :lol:
Yes it seems as if the best big brown trout streams in PA that are in a kinda urban setting attract tweakers and meth .... Maybe there a state slogan to be had in there ... I don't know . ;)

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