A Great Time For a Long Weekend

While winter has set in a bit early here in western PA, the fishing is still going very strong. Fortunately, I was able to spend two days on the water over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Both of which provided some great fishing and memorable events for all involved.





I spent Wednesday with Dan and Jarret fishing under what could only be called "abnormal conditions." The creek was WAY higher than normal, but for some reason was still teetering on the brink of fishable. After messing around on some smaller water, we decided to give the high water a go and were rewarded with lots of fresh fish with almost nobody around...

Why no pictures of Dan? I assure you he caught his share of fish, but he swore his hands weren't ready for being wet and cold after two weeks of grabbing these things...

..can't say I blame him.

Saturday was the day that many of us were really looking forward to. Julia was freed up from her school responsibilities for the break and was pumped to do some fishing, regardless of the weather and having to get up at 4:45.

It didn't take long before Julia was back to her usual antics of making us "regulars" and many others on the stream look like fools...

On both days, we lost count of how many fish were brought to hand, but one thing was very apparent; The fish have definitely lost much of their zip due to the cold temps. The knuckle busting, line burning runs of the fall are now a thing of the past and "death roll" season has truly begin. This is a sure sign that we are into winter for the long haul and it won't be long before we are seeing iced over and slushy streams and thinking of warm spring days. The good news is that there are still plenty of fresh fish to be had, so get it in while you can!


As a side note: Check out stuartflyfishing.blogspot.com for some great saltwater photos and some good stories from Stuart, FL. Capt. John Meskauskas runs Stuart Fly Fishing and treated us to some good times during our time spent in the area a few years back. Look him up if you are headed to the Stuart/Ft. Pierce area anytime soon and you won't be disappointed!