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Trout Fishing at the Stony Creek in Norristown (Montgomery County, PA)
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The video above is divided mainly in two parts:
-- Introduction: 0:00-5:00
-- Fishing: 5:01-16:30
The following Species of fish are portrayed in the video:
-- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Summary:
04/10: After hearing rumors of stocked Brook Trout in Stony Creek, Norristown, PA, I decided to go and explore! It was my first time there; therefore, I had to walk a lot and find all the Trout lies. It was very well worth it, though. Unfortunately, I finished the day with only Rainbow Trout.
The setup up in this video is the same as the previous one: An ultralight Daiwa spinmatic rod, a Shimano Sedona 500FD, 4lbs Berkley Vanish Fluorocarbon, and a Thomas Lures E.P. series 1/8 oz. in-line spinner, nickel/gold.
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Long Days and Pleasant Nights! Tight lines, Youtube viewers!
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Norristown Farm Park Stoney Creek Angler Trout Fishing Tournament
Welcome to another episode of Randy and Steve's Outdoor Adventures. In this episode, we are fishing the Norristown Farm Park. Every year the Stoney Creek Anglers put on a trout tournament where they put tons of above average stocked trout and giant stocked trout in each hole. It is one of the largest trout tournaments I have ever seen and it is generally a good time. On the plus side it is for a good cause which is for the only co-op trout nursery in the county. Here is the action from the day hope you enjoy. If you like what you please like subscribe and share.
Deplorable condition at Norristown, PA Simmons Park
Norristown, PA Simmons Park is named for the first African American councilman in our municipality and this neighborhood dishonors him by how they actively denigrate this public property. There is no excuse for these conditions and the need for constant repairs misleading called later phases of development. It time to hold residents accountable for some of the poor conditions of their public parks and it's time residential volunteers step up to clean up and maintain what some bad actors have messed up!
Coyote (Norristown Farm Park)
Coyote (Canis latrans) at the Norristown Farm Park, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. Recorded March 6, 2016.
Drone flight in Norristown PA after 2016 Blizzard
Blade Chroma drone flight. Went out the day after the 2016 Blizzard. This is some footage of my neighborhood.
Abandoned Norristown Farm
The largest abandoned farm in the Norristown State Hospital grounds.
Haunted Places in Pennsylvania
From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, Allentown to Erie, Reading, Upper Darby, Scranton and more! Check out our picks for the top 10 most haunted places in Pennsylvania! Enjoy!
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Norristown Recreation Center Update Episode 1
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Exploring and Fishing the Norristown Dam (Norristown, PA)
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05/27 -- I explored and fished the Schuylkill River at the Norristown Dam. As mentioned in the video, it was my first time there! After doing my online research, I found out that the Norristown Dam was a really good Smallmouth spot back in the 2000s. However, according to the locals, the Smallmouth Fishery had declined over the years.
For my disappointment, that proved to be accurate. I finished the day with 5 Smallmouth Bass, all in the range of less than 6 inches.
The lure used in the video is a Thomas Fishing Lures E.P. Series In-line spinner. 1/8 oz., nickel/gold. If you are willing to purchase one, here is a hyperlink for you to compare prices:
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Families discover the variations of insects and fish that call Stony Creek home in the #Norristown F
Families discover the variations of insects and fish that call Stony Creek home in the #Norristown Farm Park. @montcopa @timesheraldpa
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Norristown Farm Park Coyotes (At least four of them now)
(You can see the coyotes about 35 seconds in. I did not edit out the first 30 seconds because I wanted the beginning scenery for context. The white buildings in background are the new town homes being built on Whitehall, next to the school).
Went for a 7 mile walk in Norristown Farm Park on Friday, Nov. 4. At 7:30 AM, I took the path that wraps around behind the fish hatchery woods. I saw one coyote, then saw another right behind, heading down towards the pond, between the pond and Whitehall Rd. I started walking again, then saw two more bounding across the field, heading in the same direction. This is when I started to record, this is just the second pair. I watched them for a bit, it looks like they were scavenging for field mice, or maybe the corn left in the field. I saw one coyote last year when I was running along the Stony Creek Rd. pave path. Looks like the family(ies) are growing.
Norristown Dancer
Here is a video of the dude that dances on 202 (Markley) and Main St. in Norristown (on the McDonalds corner). He is there ALL THE TIME!! Not to be confused with the other dude that dances at 202 and Germantown.
First ascent of Creosote Roof Norristown Farm Park
Creosote Roof first ascent, Norristown Farm Park
Walkaround of The Abandoned State Lunatic Hospital of Norristown
After much contemplation I have decided to upload this video. The footage does not qualify as an exploration, as there are several cuts and jumps. However, a good portion of the place is still used, and while I was there I couldn't help but to feel like I was intruding on peoples personal space.
Norristown PA Riverfront Park II
Exploring The Decrepit Norristown State Hospital
After nearly 140 years the Norristown State Hospital will be closing its doors to patients. Only the forensic (criminal) sector will remain operating, which may be closed in the near future. A link to the court transcript After frequent visits to the site, it is upsetting to see that buildings that have been abandoned and functioning buildings are indeterminable. I have approached some buildings while filming thinking they were vacant because of boarded up windows, and ceiling paint, but they were still in full use! On the other hand patients who have lived there their whole life may have a very difficultly time adapting to new environment and staff.
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10 Hospitals With Spine Chilling Histories
Here are 10 hospitals with spine-chilling histories.
Many regard hospitals as places where miracles can happen and stories of triumph over adversity begin, but sadly that isn’t always the case.
Here are 10 hospitals with spine-chilling histories.
Number 10. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, West Virginia. When the massive hand-cut stone building was being constructed in the mid-1800s, hopes were high about the amazing work that would be done here. Before long, overcrowding, patients kept in cages, and lobotomies performed with ice picks became the norm.
Number 9. Bellevue Hospital, New York. Throughout much of the facility’s nearly 300-year history, inhabitants, which included murderers, the mentally ill, alcoholics, and those with contagious diseases, were bound by one common thread – extreme poverty. For a time, conditions were so deplorable amputation patients died in astounding numbers due to contact with poison leeching from the walls.
Number 8. Metropolitan State Hospital, Massachusetts. The atrocities that occurred here were many, but perhaps the best known is the murder of Ann Marie Davee. Years after she disappeared, an investigation was opened. Eventually, the woman’s killer, a fellow patient, led investigators to the many nearby graves where he buried parts of Davee’s dismembered body.
Number 7. Topeka State Hospital, Kansas. Those residing here were mistreated in both life and death. One report describes a person bound to a bed for so long that the skin was growing over the leather straps. More than a thousand of the individuals who died here were buried on the grounds in unmarked graves.
Number 6. Pennhurst Asylum, Pennsylvania. Based on Bill Baldini’s 1968 expose of the wretched treatment many endured, care was not something taken seriously here. However, punishment was. Children caught biting others had their teeth removed on the second offense.
Number 5. Athens Lunatic Asylum, Ohio. The treatment center is now known as The Ridges, but evidence of past horrors remains. Visitors to the top floor of Ward 20 can still see the outline of Margaret Schilling’s body. She took refuge there in the winter of 1978, and died while hiding. The combined effects of decay and sunlight through a window created a stain that cannot be removed.
Number 4. Brownsville Hospital, Pennsylvania. Used for some time as a home for the elderly, years of resident mistreatment and medical wrongdoing fostered a number of lawsuits. The facility was closed in 1985, but the building still stands, neglected and crumbling.
Number 3. Rancho Amigos Hospital, California. For decades this place was successful and thriving, but by the 1950s it began to decline. Onsite farms, livestock barns, and wings of housing were all shut down and abandoned. In 2006, Marines performing drills in the unoccupied areas came upon a bag of feet, legs, and bits of brain stashed in what had been a freezer.
Number 2. Creedmoor State Hospital, New York. The downward spiral spanning decades started off slow before fully accelerating in the 1970s. Patients both committed and were victimized by crimes. Shootings broke out, riots ensued, and before long parts of the center were abandoned. In Building 25, furniture, equipment, and even undergarments were left behind and still remain.
Number 1. Greystone Psychiatric Hospital, New Jersey. The extraordinarily large care center was once self-sustaining, complete with a chapel, dental clinic, and a school. Like many others, Greystone eventually became overcrowded and a locus of abusive treatment and horrifying acts of violence. Many comment on the extent of building decay that occurred after the 2003 closing, but sadly the neglect began long before.
Which hospital’s history do you find most spine chilling?