Pittsburgh Creekside: January 2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

Winter Hiking Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh

Here are some landscapes of a recent winter hike on Pike Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh. The creek is very picturesque from the parking lot on Bryant road down to the railroad bridge. I tossed in a Panther Martin spinner but nothing was stirring. "Water, Water Everywhere But Not a Fish to Bite."

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

Friday, January 11, 2019

Winter Hiking Pine Creek in the North Hills of Pittsburgh

Fishing the Backwaters of Pine Creek