Chartiers Creek 4/29

Met up with Mickey for a few hours on Chartiers Creek. Started up near Heildelberg. Caught a few nice smallies on heavy clousers, and missed a bigger one. Went way downstream to a park near Crafton and managed a few sheepheads of all things on a the white circus peanut. Fell down a hill, saw a huge Beaver that wanted a piece of Mickey, herons, bugs galore, some carp, and plenty of dogs. Interesting place to say the least.

Canonsburg Lake 4/25

Origional plans were to go find some smallies on the fly with dad. Rain and storms on Saturday suggested our time would be best spent on a lake. An early call to uncle ray and he met us at the launch. Time to drag some small spinners and spoons for some stockies at Canonsburg.

Uncle Ray easily whooped us, well into double digits.

Couple old Polacks in the boat...

is the plug in?

Peters Creek 4/15

Got out for a few hours after work, wanted to see what parts of Peters and Piney got stocked. Saw fish every spot i checked. Lots of guys with coolers and lawn chairs already out. Got a couple in holes i rarely fish. Signs are good for the spring.

Chartiers Creek 4/13

Met up with Logan for a few hours on Chartiers Creek after work. Between the two of we landed nearly 20 smallies plus one Largemouth. Logan took his on clousers, I landed mine on, buggers, circus peanut, green bunny leech, green caddis dry, and a recent creation that represented a crawfish.

New water with Raz 4/10

Picked dad up a little before 6am, headed east. Checked out Indian Creek after a few times from those who fish it more often. Water was very clear. Managed a couple nice stocked brookies in the first hole. Did a ton of walking, which Raz's knees and quads weren't too happy about. Saw/spooked fish in another dozen holes upstream.

Next we checked out Camp Run. Conditions were tight and frustrating, ended up fishing down to the mouth then hiking back out. Drove over to Ligonier and fished about an hour at the Loyalhanna DHALO with no luck again. The water was a little clear and slow.

Headed over to St. Vincent in time to catch Annie's lax game.

New water April 3rd

Met up with Sam and headed further East to Little Mahoning, first time on this stream. Water was gorgeous, barely saw another fisherman the whole morning.

Saw lots of Stone Flies coming off, but nothing rising.

Sam put on a clinic with buggers and some nymphs.I later managed this gorgeous Brookie on streamer and Brown shortly afterwards before we headed back to the car.
Stopped for some Subway before heading to the next spot. Dredged streamers hoping to find some big brown trout. Hooked into this pre-spawn Smallmouth Bass instead!

Blue Wing Olives were coming off everywhere. We moved to a different section, fished our streamers until we noticed a few boils in the water. Finally we had spotted some rising fish. I fished a BWO dry to a rising fish. After a few drifts the Brown smashed my offering. Very rewarding to match a hatch and fish to a rising fish! Sam landed a couple, and I landed another to finish off very satisfying day of fishing.

Hiked out, was home before dark.

Happy Easter