Pittsburgh Creekside: May 2017

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Urban Fishing - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Caught two small-mouth bass in the Allegheny River on the North Shore of Pittsburgh between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm on a Tuesday lunch break. Used a black and gold panther martin spinner with pink trout magnet teaser. The water was calm and a little tainted but the sky was blue.

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

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Urban Fishing - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fishing the Backwaters of Pine Creek