Pittsburgh Creekside: April 2017

Monday, April 17, 2017

Pennsylvania Trout Opening Day 2017 - North Park, Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Creekside was out kayaking around North Park Lake in the North Hills of Pittsburgh on opening day for trout fishing in Pennsylvania. It looked like a Pittsburgh Steeler's football tailgate on opening day with fishermen lined up elbow to elbow on the banks of North Park Lake. Great weather and lots of good fish caught. There were even a few Pennsylvania Game Wardens out there promoting boating and life jacket safety.

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

Monday, April 17, 2017

Pennsylvania Trout Opening Day 2017 - North Park, Pittsburgh

Fishing the Backwaters of Pine Creek