A Fish and Boat Commission Waterways Conservation Officer was alerted to a fish kill on LeTort Spring Run at the U.S. Army War College property and responded to the area on the morning of July 31 around 10:00 a.m..
An initial count revealed between 200-250 dead wild brown trout, plus another 50-75 smaller fish including various minnows.
A strong chemical odor was detected in the area.
This is being investigated as a suspected pollution event, and the cause is still being determined.
Several dead fish were taken from the area to be analyzed at a lab to determine or confirm a suspected cause.
The LeTort splits into two forks around the U.S. Army War College and the fish kill was limited to the right fork, and dead fish were found within a 150 yard span downstream on Post Road.
The left fork of the stream was unaffected and live fish were present.
The investigation is still underway.
Anyone who may have information on the fish kill is asked to contact the Fish And Boat Commission at 1-855-347-4545
Letort Spring Run is a 9.4-mile-long tributary of Conodoguinet Creek that is famous for its wild brown trout fishing. Its origin is south of Carlisle Borough in South Middletown Township and the Bonnybrook area.
It flows through downtown Carlisle and is on display at the borough’s 12-acre Letort Park where it is contained within stone walls. The section of creek between Pennsylvania Route 34 and it’s outlet at the Conodoguinet Creek is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.
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