12/27 Piney/peters

Struggling to recover after a night at The Clarks show, I met up with Logan for a few hours before the Steelers game. Using the same big streamer, I managed one trout in the first 4 minutes, then zoned out the rest of the day and didnt land a fish. Nursing a hangover and a banged up toe, I stumbled and bumbled through the streams trying not to take a swim.

Logan landed 2 in the course of the day.Once i landed this sweet native on the swing, I knew our day was over.
Headed to my parents house to watch the Steeler game and snooooooze

Christmas Morning

Made the annual Christmas Morning trip over to Piney Run for some winter trout before we opened gifts. This year dad accompanied me into the cold. Decided to use a huge atriculated streamer that I had recently bought. I had been doing good on black buggers, so this fly might get some hits.

I landed these two trout in a steady freezing rain

Moved locations a few times, mostly to blast the heater in the car on the way.

Stopped at one last spot, knew Dad should catch one here.

Dad will be bringing gloves next time.

Erie with Ben 12/19-20

Andrea was meeting up with her gal pak from home in Buffalo for the weekend, so she dropped me off with fishing gear in Erie. Spent a few days with Ben trying to catch some steelies before the streams froze up. Got a late start after taking 3 and a half hours to get from Pittsburgh to Erie because of a snow storm, got started around noon on 20 mile. Ben landed a couple, then I hooked into a hawg.

Fished 20 for a while, then headed over to 16, met up with Logan and his buddy, lower 16 was devoid of fish, so we headed to the Walnut Project waters around 430pm. walked up to the chutes, very few fish seen. Hooked up with one, but it shook lose after a short battle. Things were starting to freeze up. Got showered and warmed up at Ben's place then went to Night Flights where the cold Labatts and Cajun Ranch wings hit several spots.

Up early on Sunday we headed to 16 mile. Had a few hook ups all day, none landed... Also tried at 12 mile, to no avail before meeting back with Andrea and making the 2 hour commute to Grandma's for dinner.

Snow Flies- Piney Run 12/5

The snow was forcast, the cold was already here. Didn't feel like heading to the Highlands, or Erie, so stayed local and fished my favorite ditch with Sean Brady. I'd been telling him about this little stream for a few years and we finally got out. Decided not to try any Trout power worms and stick with the flies...

As usual i was getting my luck on a weighted black bugger. Landed a total of 6, missed atleast a dozen. Sean was doing well on his egg/nymph dropper, getting 6 as well on the lower nymph.

Great to get out in the colder weather with some snow flying.