Pittsburgh Creekside: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Pair of Pittsburgh Rainbow Trout Opens 2015 Fishing Season

Well the 2015 fishing season is underway. I stayed away from the madness of the opening day crowds and decided to fish the following weekend. I hooked into a couple of nice rainbow trout in Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh at North Park. Just floated some whole night-crawlers into a few log jams along the Pine Creek off of Wildwood Road for an hour or two and caught and released the two rainbow trout below.

Friendly note to those that fish the North Hills: Please pack out your trash, worm containers, cans and bottles. I did see a lot of residual waste from opening day on the banks of the creek. Take care of the creek and it will take care of you!

Downstream

-A River Runs Through It

Poets talk about "spots of time," but it is really fishermen who experience eternity compressed into a moment. No one can tell what a spot of time is until suddenly the whole world is a fish and the fish is gone. I shall remember that S.O.B. forever.

One reason Paul caught more fish than anyone else was that he had his flies in the water more than anyone else. "Brother," he would say, "there are no flying fish in Montana. Out here, you can't catch fish with your flies in the air."

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Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin' bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. Little shakin', little tenderizin', an' down you go.

-Quint

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"I don't want to sit at the head table anymore. I want to go fishing."

- George Bush

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"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

- Chief Brody

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Pair of Pittsburgh Rainbow Trout Opens 2015 Fishing Season

Fishing the Backwaters of Pine Creek